Repair and Diagnosis: Electrical: Starter: Starters: Description

The starter motor used in Chrysler Corp. rear wheel drive vehicles consists of 4 parallel fields, 4 brushes and a solenoid-shifted, overrunning clutch. It is a 1.8 horsepower motor with a 2.0:1 gear reduction.

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.