[oldbluesplayer]

Guys - thanks for the info -

while swapping out the solenoid, I took the starter off, and pulled the bendix - the motor shaft seemed pretty warn in spots, and the bendix nose bushing seemed pretty well worn, alot of slop between it and the motor shaft. Anyways, I cleaned the helix, and shaft, and regreased it, cleaned all the connections, and put it back together. The battery was new last year, fully charged, and I had the charger on it while trying it out.

No improvement, so I have a new starter on order. Motor is an 83, still running strong, so I probably just ran out of life on that starter, I guess.

Thanks

Bill