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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