Repair and Diagnosis: Electrical: Starter: Starters: Description

The starter motor, used in Chrysler Corp. 225" and 318" engines, consists of 4 parallel fields, 4 brushes and a solenoid-shifted, overrunning clutch. A 1.8 HP starter motor with a 2.0:1 gear reduction is used on all rear wheel drive vehicles.

The motor has a shock absorber clutch drive unit, which absorbs the initial shock of cranking and protects the clutch unit from engine backfires during cranking.

The starter system consists of 2 separate circuits, the supply circuit which provides the heavy current to the motor and the control circuit which actuates the solenoid.