It might be worthwhile pulling the starter to have a look at the gear and the gear's shaft. If dust and/or oil contamination is present it could easily cause a sticking situation. Doesn't sound like a 'failed' starter at this point. On 9/7/2017 7:29 PM, Stuart MacMillan wrote: > Hi Karl, > > Well, it hasn't acted up in the last 20 or so starts, and I can't find a > "new" Bosch SR0408X, only remanufactured units. I have no faith in > remanufactured starters, so I'll run until winter with the Latrical (or for > as long as it works). > > I'm going to call LA Electric tomorrow and ask about this problem. I'll send > it back to Amazon if it acts up again, I've got until December. Not sure if > I'll get another one or go with the Go Westy starter, which has performed > flawlessly on my son's '87 for three years now. |
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