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If it was bought NEW,(as oppose to new to this engine) take it back it was either re-built wrong or it's bad from the factory.
The starter drive is hanging up.
Take it off and bench test it see how well it works without a load.
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The starter drive is hanging up.
Take it off and bench test it see how well it works without a load.
Dennis https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gallery/sizeimage.php?&photoid=1733&.jpg
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641/2-Mustang 260,Pre-World's Fair Car.
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84 Volvo DL Wagon
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If you still have the box get the Part number and name of the company which supplied it.
Take the starter out, bench test it, and see what the result is.
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78 F-150 429CJ,Silver, Explorer Pkg.
641/2-Mustang 260,Pre-World's Fair Car.
64-Fairlane500 S/C waiting for a 390-4spd.
68-Mustang 289-Sunlit Gold 80,892Mi
78-Buick LeSabre 403 4V
84 Volvo DL Wagon
Take the starter out, bench test it, and see what the result is.
Dennis https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gallery/sizeimage.php?&photoid=1733&.jpg
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[font color=blue]Please Don't Ask Me Any Tough Questions,
"I'm Saving My Memory For When I Develop Alzheimer's" [font/]
78 F-150 429CJ,Silver, Explorer Pkg.
641/2-Mustang 260,Pre-World's Fair Car.
64-Fairlane500 S/C waiting for a 390-4spd.
68-Mustang 289-Sunlit Gold 80,892Mi
78-Buick LeSabre 403 4V
84 Volvo DL Wagon
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I bought an Auto Zone "lifetime waranty starter in 1982. I've had to take it back and get it replaced about 6 or 7 times. You should see the looks I get when I show the reciept. When they said life time I took them at their word. It's not much of a starter though or I wouldn't have had so many failures.
Make sure you have it fully bolted in place. Otherwise it's probably the bendix is bad.
I'm thinking of trying a mini hi-torque unit.
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Make sure you have it fully bolted in place. Otherwise it's probably the bendix is bad.
I'm thinking of trying a mini hi-torque unit.
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Glad to hear you got it fixed, my experience with autozone is that you will always get another one if the one they sell you breaks and always open the box to see if what you asked for is really in there. This has happened to me numerous times and man is it frustrating>
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You know that a parts house starter is one that is zillon of years old, and has probably been rebuilt more times than Bill clinton lied on the stand. You can get a new high tork mini starter if you look hard enough for about $150. You will never go back to the parts house cheapies (willingly anyways)
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