At 07:53 PM 6/30/2010, Kevin wrote...
>We are traveling East on I80 from Ca to Denver. It's the first day on
>our vacation and the starter went out on our 87 Synco, we are in
>despite need of an repair shop who can replace the starter .

Don't assume it's the starter. It may be "hot start syndrome," which is
pretty common.

If it starts fine after it's cooled off (usually 15-20 minutes), you
probably don't need a starter. Should it happen again, try giving the
starter a good whack with something (it's up underneath on the
passenger side, just a little bit back from the axle)...and don't shut
down the engine unless you absolutely have to.

The problem is caused by insufficient current from the battery, through
the key switch, back to the starter (it's a long way to go). The
solution is to wire a relay near the starter to provide more current to
the Bendix (aka "solenoid").