29-05-2020, 11:46 PM
The starter on my Bantam had been lying outside for years. I tried the usual new brushes, clean up, new bearings etc but it was really sluggish. I took it to a local motor rewinding place, and they said they would give the armature "a bit of a bake". They may have done other things but it came back working like a new one, so baking does do some good. It's an Autolite starter but very similar to the Lucas one. I wouldn't try this baking thing myself though. Best of luck.