poppop
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The starter on my M51 Dump was working great and just quit. I removed the starter and put 12 volts to the starter bypassing the solinoid. It ran, just slow. I figured if it ran on 12 volts the motor must be OK. Removed the solinoid and it was burned out. Installed used solinold and it would kick in. Put starter on truck and it would barely turn the motor. Batterys checked fine. Removed starter and hooked 24 volts to it on table and it ran like a top. Reinstalled it and still turns real slow. Charged batterys with no change. I then cleaned battery connections and removed ground cables from the frame and polished the frame and cable ends. Still no improvement. There is only one connection not cleaned and that is where two cables hook onto the battery post. I will do that next. Do you guys think I am on the right track or could the starter be bad and still run with no load? Also there is a starter for sale on e-bay off of a detroit motor from a duece or five ton. It looks the same as mine to me. Will that starter fit the multi-fuel engine in a five ton?