'97 K1500 Suburban 5.7L Starter Choices

[HotWheelsBurban]

Do not strike with hammer? How do you get it to work, when it gets bad spots on the windings (like they do when they are old and worn out)?

 

[df2x4]

Do not strike with hammer? How do you get it to work, when it gets bad spots on the windings (like they do when they are old and worn out)?

Strike it with something else, of course.

 

[someotherguy]

When the minis go bad, in my experience, they will still try to start - they just drag and drag like your battery is dead. I don't think I've ever had one with "dead spots" - though I did have one (1998 3500HD wrecker) that would drag and drag and drag until suddenly it would start spinning normal speed and start the engine. Real nail-biter when the truck stalled out trying to lift a car I was snatching because the idle speed on the Vortec 7.4 was off. You'd hit the controls to lift the car and *blat* engine quits. Hit the key and ..............................

Richard

 

[Erik the Awful]

Note that the sticker is on the starter and not the solenoid. The solenoid is what you're supposed to smack with the hammer.

 

[hilly101111111]

just put two different starters on my 5.7 gmc k2500 and they bother were defective both remans two different companies. Im trying a Delco reman next. Then im going to have my original starter rebuilt at a local shop and stock it on my shelf