David, The WBX starter is not self supporting and cannot be bench tested … unless your bench has a bell housing ;-) Why not simply swap them on the van to give them a test?
> On 16-Nov-2016, at 18:51, David <fjazzbass@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Had the joy of the bypassed rear heater (loop) blowing up yesterday and > flooding the whole floor and underseat area of my bus... > > A couple of observations- don't loop it!!! or if you do, for the love of > all, loop it under the bus so it doesn't destroy everything under the seat- > rant over... > > My question is more borne out of the fact that I had a couple spare parts > under the seat...including an alternator and a couple (yeah weird...) > starters... > > I took said starters to OReilly and they said they couldn't test them > because the bendix gear would fly off and damage the starter beyond > repair...true? I could have sworn that I had other stores test them in the > past without a problem... > > I can swap the starters into the bus, but I'd just rather test them, clean, > paint, and store them for the inevitable... > > THANKS! > > Dave > 85 GL 4spd |
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