Engine/Transmission (1994 - 1998) Starter contacts

[TFPace]

Seasons Greetings Everyone!



I just replaced the starter contacts go the second time.



With 185,000 miles I guess this is fair but I am curious as to what some fellow CTD drivers are getting out of their trucks?



I did use the Foster contacts and expect the increased surface area to help.





Thanks!



Tom

 

[illflem]

Tom, contact wear is a tough thing to measure by miles or time. Some guys may only start their truck four times to drive a thousand miles in one day while the next guy will start his a hundred times to drive the same distance every six months.



I think that it's safe to say that contacts should be replaced every 80-100k miles.

 

[bmoeller]

Replaced my orignal contacts at about 152k when I started having problems getting my truck started. Works great now.

 

[vssman]

Tom,



My truck is a 96 and has 55K on it. It just had the contacts replaced. Sooo, for some very rough numbers:

6 years X 365 days X 2 starts avg = 4380 starts