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Joined: Jan 2002
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From: Stratford
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hey yall,
how come my truck keeps eating starters!!!
its on its 5th now, luckily i have a waranty to rely on, but its getting old quick changing starters! all the time
its a 79 F-150 with a 300 6 cyl, and a 4 spd with granny low first, tranny! any help is greatly apreciated
thanks
later
how come my truck keeps eating starters!!!
its on its 5th now, luckily i have a waranty to rely on, but its getting old quick changing starters! all the time
its a 79 F-150 with a 300 6 cyl, and a 4 spd with granny low first, tranny! any help is greatly apreciated
thanks
later
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Joined: Apr 2002
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From: Woodruff, SC
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The only thing that comes to mind is the possibility of the wrong flywheel,cracked or broken ring gear or a rash of bad starters-(have had this happen on my sisters impala went through several before i got a good one).
Wiz
Wiz
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Joined: Jul 2000
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From: Northern California
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I'd check for proper alignment, you might have to shim up the starter if it's pushing out too far. You can test this by pushing out the starter gear and looking at where it lands on the flywheel.
Also, someone might have swapped flywheels on you (previous owner).
I like to put some grease on my gears just to help out a bit too.
Also, someone might have swapped flywheels on you (previous owner).
I like to put some grease on my gears just to help out a bit too.
