Thats what this great site is for we all help when we can.

Gotta Love it or Jack sics his DOG on us!!

 

Yours look just like mine. Changed em last Saturday and they work great. Larryb's sent me the kit (contacts & plunger) for about 35 bucks.
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Yup $42 with shipping if my feeble memory is correct.

 

What I just noticed that's sort of interesting is that starter contact replacement threads have just started to show up in the 24 valve forum, been common in 12 valve for a few years. LarryB is common name in 12 valve. This indicates to me that the overvalveds are just now coming into the problem due to higher miles. Much better to replace the contacts before they mess up, around 80-100k.

 

Premature wear was probably caused by the owl.

 

OWL WHAT OWL??
No Officer I did not see any Owls???

 

the single battery starters go out first. Lower battery voltage means more amperage on starting. Easy way to take out a starter is weak batteries.

 

Up date
I just had to order another kit the first only lasted 1 year.
Glad they are cheap!

 

As I sit here eating Crow!!

I was removing my starter and noticed my ground wire nut was missing. OPPS dont I feel Silly.
Oh well I now have a spare rebuild kit

 

i bought 2 pair of the contacts from local starter rebuilder for $5.00. he has the plunger for another $5.00....shouldn't pay those high ebay or foster truck prices...the contacts cost 42 cents and the plunger is $4.50 wholesale.

 

great timing. I gotta replace mine now. It's been clicking intermittingly but today it was truely angry with me. So, time to get me some parts!

 

They do tend to start easier with both positive and negative connected. On the other hand look at all the work you saved