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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 07:06 PM
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I am getting tired of replacing my starter about every 18 months which I've been buying from az or oreillys.the one on there now is starting to drag and thats after i replaced the postive and ground cables and the battery is almost new. i am thinking about getting a summit protorque starter#820055
has anyone put one on their truck and is it a direct bolt on? think it is worth it or should i go to a ford dealer and get a rebuilt motorcraft starter?
thanks in advance for the info Jack
 
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 07:32 PM
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get one from a PARTS STORE not a discount house..
 
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 07:43 PM
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I buy all my starters and alternators from napa with lifetime warranty. A lot of the discount part stores have 2nd or 3rd rate parts.
 
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 05:57 AM
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Make sure you are getting a good ground against the starter mounting surface. I went through a few starters and replaced the battery cables also. I believe the original problem was the ground for the starter.
 
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