Thoughts on Starters
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Thoughts on Starters
who all is running this one: Ford 7.3 Diesel Starter Powerstroke Truck HT 1994-2003 SND0355 17802: SND0355 DB Electrical Starter-Alternator ?
my original plan was to buy new from napa until someone in my other thread mentioned this one. friday is payday, so i got a few days to mull it over yet...guess my rear shocks gotta wait a little longer. *sigh* time for a lotto ticket maybe??
my original plan was to buy new from napa until someone in my other thread mentioned this one. friday is payday, so i got a few days to mull it over yet...guess my rear shocks gotta wait a little longer. *sigh* time for a lotto ticket maybe??
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just ordered that 2 days ago on 5 to 7 day shipping and i received it today, 142 at my door 
i cant wait to put it in, i got the high torque one, so im excited to see how it works. mine slowed down and barily kicks over my truck now, ill let you know in a day or so how it works!
i cant wait to put it in, i got the high torque one, so im excited to see how it works. mine slowed down and barily kicks over my truck now, ill let you know in a day or so how it works!
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I have the DB high torque on one truck and the DB stock replacement on another truck. So far so good.
Only thing I will say about the High Torque is that that sucker is HEAVY and the wire connectors make it a bear to install. I can have the stock one swapped in about 5 minutes, the HT took about 1/2 hour and sore muscles.
Also, with the HT you have to bend the main lug 90*. Mine was corroded and snapped off, so there goes another couple hours to remove the whole cable and repair it with a new lug.
The HT spins over real fast, but wasn't worth the trouble when I needed another starter for the other truck so I went with their stock replacement.
Just saying...
Only thing I will say about the High Torque is that that sucker is HEAVY and the wire connectors make it a bear to install. I can have the stock one swapped in about 5 minutes, the HT took about 1/2 hour and sore muscles.
Also, with the HT you have to bend the main lug 90*. Mine was corroded and snapped off, so there goes another couple hours to remove the whole cable and repair it with a new lug.
The HT spins over real fast, but wasn't worth the trouble when I needed another starter for the other truck so I went with their stock replacement.
Just saying...
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Mines been in for quite a while now (HT) and I love it, -25 up here and with 90 seconds of GP time, hit the key and it starts like it's been runnin all night! Definately a heavy sucker, I used a speed jack to support it while I connected the wires (have to bend the big wire lug straight-no biggy with pliars) and then jacked it up into the hole while I got the bolts started, piece of cake. Definately do the loc-tite and check the bolts once a month for the 1st 6 months or so.......
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i got the lifetime warrranty one from oriely's and glad i got it because i drove threw some deep water and it got wet and then froze when it got really cold and stopped working took it back and got a new one that day something you ain't gonna be able to do with one of the internet and the lifetime warranty one i got from orielly's does spin over pretty fast so thats what i would do
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hmmm...particularly with jim's comments, it seems like a good stock replacement from napa might be all i really need. quick, close, convenient to pick up...she's never had trouble starting up, even in colder temps, until now. the weight of the HT worries me, cause this'll be a solo thing. and if i try to bend something, i'm reasonably certain i'd break it...somehow. her name isn't trouble for no reason. lol
as always much thanks!
as always much thanks!
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I've never trashed a Ford starter yet but I either rebuild myself or take them to a local shop to get rebuilt when I work on them for other people. Never cost me more than 40-45 bucks yet on a powerstroke. Have you considered getting one rebuilt at all? I trust this local shop a lot more than I trust some aftermarket manufacturer in Mexico.
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RRranch, I completely agree with you on that statement, but where I live (Philadelphia) I haven't seen a rebuild shop in 20 years. As a kid I needed new starters and alternators for my car, and my friend and I found several local shops where we could get all the parts to rebuild them. I had a small collection of these things from junkyard engines, eventually had them all working.
These days, around here all of the shops simply replace components, and send the cores out for exchange. The little guy is gone.
These days, around here all of the shops simply replace components, and send the cores out for exchange. The little guy is gone.
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There was a really good rebuild shop in Chambersburg and a couple of them in Carlisle when we lived there. I moved away 7 years ago. The key to finding a rebuild shop is to go where the big trucks are. Carlisle.