RE: [ihc] Intermittent Starter

[Dave Nuenke <dnuenke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Another solution is to find an automotive electrical shop and get 
your starter built locally. The guy I use always does a great job and 
turns stuff around in a day or too. A delco starter is usually $40-50 
depending on what needs replaced. The difference between a generic 
parts store rebuild and a delco rebuild or one from a decent 
electrical shop is the quality of the replacement parts. The mass 
rebuilders use lots of cheap chineese parts, and the quality showes. 
Good high quality replacement parts (or delco orginals) are what make 
a rebuilt starter work like a NEW one, and not need replaced yearly.

Dave

At 0:16 -0600 2/6/04, Steven Stegmann wrote:

> When you get a starter, go the the local International truck dealer and get
> a Delco rebuild.  ***MUCH*** better starter than the cheaper rebuild I've
> had.  Current draw is low like a new starter, bearings don't get hot, sounds
> like a new starter, not like it's going to blow up.  Only cost $69 a few
> years ago.  There is definitely something different about how Delco rebuilds
> a starter.  They don't have a lifetime warrantee but I don't want that, I
> want a starter I don't have to remove every year.
>
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ihc@domain.elided [mailto:owner-ihc@domain.elided]On Behalf Of
> Bill Fowler
> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 11:27 PM
> To: Ihc-Digest
> Subject: [ihc] Intermittent Starter
>
>
> So.after getting truck good and warm, shut down, come back after 5 to 10
> minutes, the dreaded click. Click. Click.  Once after letting it sit for
> about 20 minutes it turned over.  The other time I couldnt wait, but it
> started up maybe two or three hours later.
>
> Seems like the starter (duh), but no clue on how to make it respond.  I
> tried banging on it (read that somewhere),  tried putting truck in gear and
> rocking it back and forth (no luck).   Any tricks to get it to go?  Should I
> just replace it?  Whats happening?
>
> Bill Fowler
>
> 69 1100 Travelall Glessie

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