1929 Chevrolet International - 4 Door Sedan Project by BearsFan315

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next was going to leave ignition off and prime the system, pump fuel from tank to pump, then pump to carb. noticed i did not put in the paper filter yet, so started to do that and then noticed smoke coming out around the starter band !! 

immediately flipped the kill switch and removed starter band, smoke was pouring out, not smell though >!>

what happened ??

starter was really warm as was the positive cable and the top portion of the battery. we disconnected everything and pulled the starter. pulled it apart to diagnose. 

This morning i had a thought, and went out to look and noticed that the clip on the starter was missing, and the contact pad on the starter was black and roughed up. also noticed that the spring on the starter button was weak, hardly any rebound ? figured that when we bumped it the spring clip fell off, and the button did not release, it was arcing across the starter contact button. you can clearly see the points on the starter button and the contact button. i did bump the starter with the battery this morning and it spins up, but does not seem to have the power it did before. so going to get a complete rebuild kit and have it rebuilt. not taking any chances, also putting on a NOS Delco-Remy starter button I have on hand. 

uckily the rebuild kits for these 714L Starters and 943J Generators are available, seems that Delco used the components on MANY model for various vehicles, especially Tractors !!

I have been working with the guys out in Ohio @ S&D Repair (https://www.ebay.com/usr/s-and-d-repair?_trksid=p2047675.m3561.l2559)they put together some of the kits they now list on ebay. They are knowledgeable about many starters and generators and can cross reference and look up the parts. 

I bought the rebuild kit with the NEW bendix  i do not want to have any concerns when i get it rebuilt.

also went ahead and ordered the Generator rebuild kit to be safe. hopefully should be here this week, priority mail is usually 2-3 days, considering today is a holiday maybe by Friday and can drop off at local shop on Monday :! 

2-25-2022

well since i had to wait on parts, i tore down the starter and then blasted the housing so that i can repaint it. 

reassembled and put a prime coat on it

will put top coat on it

once it is rebuilt, so there is less chance of messing up the paint job. 

busted open one of my Delco NOS Starter Button Cans...  have a few on hand, 2 for spares, and 1 for the collection. 

Was a little crusty, so cleaned it up and put a fresh coat of black on it.

got a surprise in the mail today, the rebuild kits were scheduled for Friday, but arrived a day early, no complaints here !!

bought one for the starter and one for the generator. very nice kits, most everything you need to rebuild them, they also offer new end caps if needed with eth brush holders installed. 

and here is a shot of the generator kit

2-28-2022

dropped off the Starter & Generator at the Auto Electric Shop here locally. this is the place that rebuilt my 1930 generator about a year ago, great service and KNEW what they were doing. so they are my go to place to get Electric things done for my old Chevrolets

I hope they are done by the end of the week, we shall see

3-22-2022

well been a while, but i did go pick up the starter and generator. was a  short wait, only about a week and a half. but as always they did a great job. both look great. 

first up was the starter...

put on a NOS switch, cleaned it up and painted it. they bench tested it and ran great, plenty of torque. 

next up was the generator, put it in and lined up the belt and tensioned it

when we were prepping for start up a few weeks ack, we noticed there was some coolant in the water pump. Problem was it is the new sealed water pump from The Filling Station, so it did not make sense. 

we cleaned up the coolant, only a few drops and moved on.

while installing the starter and generator i went back and checked, and notice that there was a little more coolant in the water pump trough. i noticed some coolant on the front of the head, and a spot around the water outlet. tightened it up and bam leak gone.