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Old 01-08-2009, 07:52 PM   #1
kookykrispy
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Seattle, WA
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New 'lifetime warranty' starter from O'reilly is junk

I had my original starter go bad on tuesday. I have a standard 3 speed transmission, so my starter is the one with the funky cast iron nosecone that bolts to the bellhousing with 3 bolts. Kind of hard to find. O'reilly had one for $40 with a lifetime warranty. I grabbed it a put it on. It successfully started my truck about 1/2 dozen times before it took a crap. what a pile of garbage. It says 'made in mexcio' right on the side of it.

So... now my truck is stuck at the bank parking lot. The new 'made in mexico' lifetime warranty starter just left me stranded on the first day of it being installed in my truck. The solonoid just clicks, along with the brake warning light illuminating like normal, but it does not crank at all. I just walked home about 3 miles. I'm waiting for my wife to get home because I think she has a AAA card and I can get a free tow.


OK, what mini starter will fit in the standard bellhousing? (I did try searching and couldn't find the info). I already tried a regular automatic trans style starter with the long bolts that bolt up into the engine block, but the nosecone would not fit into the hole in the bellhousing. I want to return this starter to the parts store and demand my $ back. These things are lifetime warrantied junk. I am pissed it didn't even last 24 hours before it failed. I do not want to go through my entire lifetime with an endless stream of garbage starters leaving me stranded. I want to run a high quality, hi torque starter that just plain works all the time, every time. So what fits?
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