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Yeah this phone doesn't have as good a low light camera as my old one did. I'll try to get a better one tomorrow....Flash not working?
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Yeah this phone doesn't have as good a low light camera as my old one did. I'll try to get a better one tomorrow....Flash not working?
What it sounds like is the starter is spinning, but the solenoid is not activating and kicking the Bendix drive out into the flexplate teeth. It'll do this two or three times, then if we wait a minute or two, and try it again, starter acts perfectly normal and the truck cranks a second and then fires off. Like no problem at all.
Any hints on what it could be (besides checking connections)? Or is it time to replace the starter?
Nope.Change the starter solenoid, its weak. It bolts right in with simple tools.
Closer.My original starter did that a few times, and I was advised by someone that the pinion may need lubrication
If he wasn't so far away, I'd send him the one I took off, to rebuild....Broken throw out spring can cause it to fail, in the Bendix...
Fixed way too many in old Ford tractor starters...
When the Bendix main spring goes, the ring gear loses teeth.
The Ford ring gears get eaten up, half the teeth width gone and missing teeth are common.
PMGR is the solution to all square body starter issues, IMHO.
The big fat starter with the missing block bracket is a waste of money.
Heat soak.
Those aftermarket starter's... not so much... housings crack too easily.
Bendix is often low quality, even on a $200 starter. If you look at the pictures carefully, a lot of aftermarket starters use the exact same cheap ass Chi co casting.They break easily, under load or in cold weather.
When you require a high HP / high compression starter, your spending $400 on a starter or going to a dowl mounted external starter, off the Crank Snout, with a battery pack and a couple of hand holds welded to your strter/mount. Like a hotrod or dragster starter.
Delphi and ACDelco make the 5 roller style, if I'm not mistaken...
The gold back case with brazed/welded tubes for the case bolts, seems to be the one you want... if memory serves me correctly.
Verify the PMGR end case cover, to be certain you are getting the Delphi or ACDelco version and not a knock off. The pictures hiding the motor end cover are not to be trusted. Bolts going through the end cover vary.
Look at the pictures before you buy and do some research.
Not all small starters are equal. Sub standard nose cone castings exist and the method the bolts connect the starter main body to the end cap makes a difference in quality. The Bendix is either a $79 replacement or a $15 replacement on a $65-$150 starter.
Choose the right starter the first time, or buy one every year due to manufacturer's mean time before failure = warantee + one month.
I would buy a starter you rebuilt Schurkey!
No, it's already installed. I'm going to get the original starter rebuilt, and keep it for the next time I have to replace it.See the Remy end cap?
GM PG260-style starter. See .pdf attachment below.See the Remy mini starter end cap?
Bolts outside the starter magnet housing...
Casting has strengthening ribs, quality machine work, no rough casting mold edges.
(1999 5.7L Remy starter $80.00 NEW)
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Yes, it's entirely different. Appears to be a newer/cheaper version of the old 10MT-style starter, but now for reasons I don't understand, GM calls that design the SD300.vs
ACDelco Gold Mini starter 3071022 $98.00 new
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Rough casting, no reinforcement, less quality, internal case bolts, through the end cap. Completely different animal, IMHO.
Again, an aftermarket replacement for the PG260These pics are from a 1999 K2500 at R/A
This is the Bosch SR8552X from a 1994/1999 $108 (Rebuilt)
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Bosch SR8552N $164 New, they sure are proud of them gold bits and fancy stickers...
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Not exactly.Keep in mind, to use this starter instead of the fat boy, you need to have the diagonal starter bolt boss on your block, or else you are stuck with the fat boy starter. The fat starter is paralel bolts, inline with each other. The mini starter has diagonal bolts. Mini starters rarely use shims, but should be verified with a feeler gauge.
Yup, the bigass non-gear-reduction starter needs the brace at the front. GM used braces on Buick, Cadillac, (except ElDorado) Chevy, (except the old bellhousing-mounted units), Pontiac, and Olds (Except Toronado). And in general, the first time the starter got replaced, the brace ended-up in a garbage can.The fat starter without the engine block brace and shims, is why the Bendix gets ruined and the fat starter gets easily heat soaked from proximity to the exhaust.
Yup. GM has multiple designs of starter motors, and multiple variations within most of the designs.Same company, same brand name and 2 completely different mini starters.
I rest my case. Mini starters are NOT all equal, even between the same manufacturer.