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Mine included some.
Used those, they looked a helluva lot better than the ones I had on there.
One of these days, I will just pick up new battery cables. The originals aren't doing so hot..
-justin
Used those, they looked a helluva lot better than the ones I had on there.
One of these days, I will just pick up new battery cables. The originals aren't doing so hot..
-justin
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This is a good thread for me.... I've noticed the 91'* atarter getting weak on me....
I'll start another thread as I Have a few more questions...
Padgett, I'm wonder what usually fails in the starter?
The brushes, starter drive, windings?
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I'll start another thread as I Have a few more questions...
Padgett, I'm wonder what usually fails in the starter?
The brushes, starter drive, windings?
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Originally Posted by padgett
Have had to clean the positive cable stack on our '90 twice now - I mean to the disassembly/acid dip/grinder/file level of cleaning. It just happens.
BTW many aftermarket/rebuilt starters come with a slip of paper saying not to install the shim.
BTW many aftermarket/rebuilt starters come with a slip of paper saying not to install the shim.
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I know what you mean Don, my new [reman] starter is shitty. My old starter was so much better. My previous [original] starter failed due to the comm burning up, creating a few dead spots. Thus there was no starting power other than a little bump. Which sufficed.. for about a week.
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Originally Posted by opensourceguy
I know what you mean Don, my new [reman] starter is crappy. My old starter was so much better. My previous [original] starter failed due to the comm burning up, creating a few dead spots. Thus there was no starting power other than a little bump. Which sufficed.. for about a week.
-justin
-justin
Almost 15 years on the original, I guess its about due
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Originally Posted by padgett
Usually the solenoid but after 100k miles it'* liable to need brushes.
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There are a few shops around that will pull them apart and fix whatever for very little money if you can find them. Bascially when you look at the parts of a starter they are very simple things and have a low failure rate.
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There are a few shops around that will pull them apart and fix whatever for very little money if you can find them. Bascially when you look at the parts of a starter they are very simple things and have a low failure rate.
We have a shop or 2 like that around here... But then again, its very easy to take the starter apart and replace the Brushes, starter drive and or the solenoid....
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Originally Posted by BillBost37
There are a few shops around that will pull them apart and fix whatever for very little money if you can find them. Bascially when you look at the parts of a starter they are very simple things and have a low failure rate.
We have a shop or 2 like that around here... But then again, its very easy to take the starter apart and replace the Brushes, starter drive and or the solenoid....