Nope, don't plan to either. The more I hear about Syncros the more I am
inclined to stay away from 'em. Unless of course somebody gives me one. We
all know how often that happens.

Cya,
Robert

----- Original Message -----
From: "Raymond Paquette" <raymondpaquette@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: Just how far in over my head am I? (long)

> 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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