Ever replaced the starter on a Syncro, with a diff-lock?

Paying for the starter is the least of it.

BTW-excellent old-school rebuilder in San Diego:
MATEX, on 25th St at Market.

Raymond

On 7/9/06, Robert Fisher <refisher@mchsi.com> wrote:
>
> I've had a '78 Chevy G20 since '91 and I'm on at least the fourth starter
> under a lifetime warranty. The symptoms of failure are always the same, so
> when it starts acting up I pull it and go get another one before it
> strands
> me somewhere. I can swap it out in under 10 minutes now, aside from the
> trip
> to the FLAPS.
> It's inconvenient, but no more so than a tire rotation or something. I
> don't
> even know anymore how long a good quality new starter should last.
> I mostly consider it their problem and not mine. Since they computerized
> their sales records in store I don't even have to bother keeping track of
> the receipt and I can get an exchange in any store of the same chain. What
> a
> deal, right? Right?
>
> Cya,
> Robert
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Geo & Kathleen Hahn" <ahwahnee@CYBERTRAILS.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2006 5:53 PM
> Subject: Re: Just how far in over my head am I? (long)
>
>
> > Robert Fisher wrote:
> >
> >> Most 'rebuilt' starters you can get at retail are 'half-assed partially
> >> rebuilt starters'. It's something of a crap shoot, and I haven't had
> any
> >> better luck with a Napa rebuilt than an Autozone rebuilt...
> >
> >
> > At least the rebuilt I got at Checker (Kragen/CSK/Schucks) came with a
> > Lifetime warranty.  Still get the delight of replacing it when/if it
> > fails but 'starters for life' for $99 makes it about as good as it
> > gets.  So far it has performed fine (just 2 years).
> >
> > Geo Hahn
> >
> >
> >
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