ordered some LarryB solenoid contacts...

[rich m]

... was hoping that your starter problems wouldn't affect a low-humidity Nevada truck... . 120K miles, and starter that's begun going "THUNK" but not cranking until gone thru 4-6 "THUNK" noises... .



Hope they arrive soon... (I ordered the whole thing---plunger/both contacts)... . rm

 

[Kalaehina]

Just did mine this week, super easy!

 

[Got Smoke?]

Spoke with somebody there today about my hard starting problem. He seemed to not think the contacts were my problem, but said I should probably throw 'em in there whenever money allow being over 150K on the odometer

 

[rich m]

Originally posted by Kalaehina

Just did mine this week, super easy!

I'm all over "super easy!"... . 'cause I can, indeed, snatch "difficult" from the jaws of "easy", and can convert "hard" to "impossible/unrecoverable"... ... must be all the hardheaded Germans, and somewhere, probably at least one Pole in my family tree... .

 

[rich m]

It's done!!!

although I can't claim "30-minute" job, due to exorbitant amount of time spent wrench-searching, wrench-dropping, starter-rasslin' ,etc. the contact-change job was actually quite easy. did the plunger, too. that "ball" that you warned about? I never saw it... It's at the far end of that skinny spring, I presume? That upper starter mounting bolt is a major PITA to locate and then apply enough torque to remove!!... I used 3 short extensions on the ratchet, the 10mm 12-point socket, and a short cheaterbar on the ratchet handle... only to find that the "slop" was taken up just about the time I either hit the frame or the front diff... . Solution: Jack up the frame a bit, while leaving the tires solidly on the ground, thereby allowing a bit more clearance over the diff...



All in all, if they last decently, I'd say "good product"!



All Hail LarryB!! King of copper stuff!

 

[rich m]

been in for 8 days now....

and, no more "thunk"... just crankin and startin. . life is good!!

 

[rich m]

Re: been in for 8 days now....

Originally posted by rich m

and, no more "thunk"... just crankin and startin. . life is good!!

Still happy as of 2/3/03

 

[The patriot]

Originally posted by rich m

I'm all over "super easy!"... . 'cause I can, indeed, snatch "difficult" from the jaws of "easy", and can convert "hard" to "impossible/unrecoverable"... ... must be all the hardheaded Germans, and somewhere, probably at least one Pole in my family tree... .

LMAO

Throw a drunk Irish in the gene pool, and we have the same handicap!! :-laf

I have 90K on the 98, and 150+K on the 1990, guess I should do some ordering.

Eric

 

[Loren]

I think LarryB introduced his contacts about a month too late.



I had the thunk-thunk problem too with the 1995 (95,000 miles). Since Larry hadn't advertised his contacts, and since I'm waaaay too cheap to buy a $400-500 starter without a fight, I took my solenoid apart and cleaned the factory contacts with fine (400-600 grit) sandpaper and spray contact cleaner.



It's working so far, but the next time, I'm installing Larry's parts. Maybe I should order some, just in case.



Loren

 

[rich m]

Have I found another cousin?

Originally posted by The patriot

LMAO

Throw a drunk Irish in the gene pool, and we have the same handicap!! :-laf

Eric

he's there, too! I just forgot

 

[rich m]

Originally posted by Loren

Maybe I should order some, just in case.



Loren

yes, you should. keep'em in the glove compartment, or something