An inch away from posting "Free truck"
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That is the wright way for shure Jim but not everybody has a megger or growler, or a repair shop, I do have all that stuff at my beconed call at work, but when i'm at home in a pinch you can clean it really good with solvent preshure wash it gently put it in the oven at (300*) for 3 hours cool it off and check from bar to bar on the armature with a ohm meter for a circut, and check the field coils to the starter frame for a ground, shoe shine the commutator with 180 grt emery cloth get a razor knife and scrape out the slots, shoe shine again with 320, blow it out with air, assemble and go. remember if there is some ground a 12v starter will work fine with quite a bit of ground, like when you have been driven in the rain for 2 hours if you pulled off your starter and megged it with a 500v megger it would be totaly grounded but still work like new.
Dar
Dar
Electro clean blasting around helps a bit too.
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From: Mo
DO NOT get a new one, rebuild your old one. If you put a new one on from advance, orielys or the like you'll be replacing it again in a year.
New brushes and contacts and your good to go.
https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...d.php?t=141395
New brushes and contacts and your good to go.
https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...d.php?t=141395
. Thank god for a warranty!
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From: Skamokawa, Washington
I overhauled my starter for I think about $100 worth of parts. It was totally packed up with carbon crud from the worn away brushes. I cleaned it up and put new brushes and contacts in it in a couple of hours, and I think it will be good for another 275k. Not a big deal. Don't give it away!
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From: Alberta, Canada
I was replacing my starter in the Canadian Tire parking lot (it's like a WalMart and a parts store mix for you US fella's) today.
We are back up in the + temps so I got to lie in slush to get the job done.
While I was tearing off my crankcase breather tube an old lady stopped by and asked what year the turd was. She says her son has one just like mine sitting in her barn and taking up room. GOLDMINE!!!!!
Hope to get it for a steal!!!!!
I got a lot of looks from having to tear off my grill as the hood cable popped out of it's mount. And I had a small generator running to power up the block heater and the magnet heater for the oil pan. Had a big tuna sub and enjoyed the day!!!!
Gotta love the Karma.
We are back up in the + temps so I got to lie in slush to get the job done.
While I was tearing off my crankcase breather tube an old lady stopped by and asked what year the turd was. She says her son has one just like mine sitting in her barn and taking up room. GOLDMINE!!!!!
Hope to get it for a steal!!!!!
I got a lot of looks from having to tear off my grill as the hood cable popped out of it's mount. And I had a small generator running to power up the block heater and the magnet heater for the oil pan. Had a big tuna sub and enjoyed the day!!!!
Gotta love the Karma.
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From: Palmyra, Nebraska
My question, did it just click and click, or did you smoke it altogether?
Reason I ask is, if it's just the contacts, you can bybass those externally with a heavy guage wire from the big terminal to the starter's main drive windings.
Just have a helper engage the starter like normal, when it clicks in, jumper the drive and it'll start.
I picked up a rusted heck 1990 dirt cheap once from a guy who'd never heard it run, did this trick and drove it on the carhauler.
Thing ran great.
Previous "owner" wasn't happy, but done deal.
Mark.
Reason I ask is, if it's just the contacts, you can bybass those externally with a heavy guage wire from the big terminal to the starter's main drive windings.
Just have a helper engage the starter like normal, when it clicks in, jumper the drive and it'll start.
I picked up a rusted heck 1990 dirt cheap once from a guy who'd never heard it run, did this trick and drove it on the carhauler.
Thing ran great.
Previous "owner" wasn't happy, but done deal.
Mark.
And I Hope you get that other "POS" for a steal.
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From: Botha,Alberta,Canada
THEBIGBULLY, where in Ab are you brother?
I'm about an hour East of Red Deer,just outside of Stettler.
If you're close and need help with anything let me know.
I'd hate to see a "FREE" sign in any 1st gen.BUT, if I did, I'd be all over it like a fat kid on a smartie.
I'm about an hour East of Red Deer,just outside of Stettler.
If you're close and need help with anything let me know.
I'd hate to see a "FREE" sign in any 1st gen.BUT, if I did, I'd be all over it like a fat kid on a smartie.
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PM me and I'll find some time to swing down and shoot the poop!!!!
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