(The following is a composite of three similar and abbreviated defect reports from the same repair station technician on the same model starter. All bear the following identical discrepancy.)

“(Each of these three...) starters are new out of the box. (Their armatures...) are too tight. The attached 8130-3 (maintenance release) tags state, ‘only applicable for TCM IO360 SRS’ (...engines, but I know these starters are...) applicable to many other TCM engines.”

(The reported serial numbers are: F061637, F061648, and F061655. The SDRS data base records six additional entries having this part number and similar defects, all reported in 2005.)

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