Crisis over, after stripping the solenoid, cleaning up the contacts and resoldering the wires it's working. It's one of those jobs where you spend longer getting to the problem than fixing the problem.
But along the way I discovered a starter shop that thinks a 4.5kw Denso geared starter will fit and work. Mine is the 2 bolt version with 120mm bolt spacing. The pinion is 9 tooth and my current starter is direct drive. This new Denso starter would be 30mm longer, but I haven't received any pictures yet, only a length measurement.
I also spoke to a motor rewinder who thinks it could be possible to rewind the starter as a 24v version. Whether you can get the torque in a direct drive package is another question. Perhaps I should source a second hand starter and post it off to them?


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