my starter is cooked. when i broke in the cam in the new motor i didn't have heat shield on it and it's only about 1-1 1/2" away from the headers. so now when the starter heats up, it's very slow in cranking and sometimes will not start the car with out a boost. even with a boost, it's slow in cranking. on to the question....what is it that burnt out in the starter? i'm hoping to fix this starter as it's only about a year old. plus i won't have to worry about shimming it all over again.