That's about what I paid. If you have time and space you can install it yourself and save money, though the place I was living when I needed the starter replaced and where I am now are not friendly to folks working on their cars. The mechanic explained that a previous owner had hooked up a wire from the battery to the starter to give it a little extra juice, but the gauge was too small to do what they wanted it to do. He tossed in a few other minor fixes that made biting the bullet and parting with that much cash worthwhile for me, he caught things that would have eluded me, such as a decayed battery ground strap... Michael '76 Campmobile (got a spare folding table?) On Mon, 31 Jul 1995, Joseph Chanin wrote: > I just had to have a new starter put in on my 76 westy. It is running > me about $180-$200 for a new starter and labor. > > This didn't sound too high to me but I just though I would ask. I > pretty much trust the people doing it, but though I would get some > input. > > Let me know what you all think... > > Thanks > > Joe > > 76 westy---orange really is beautiful > 72 411-with Automatic Trans--FOR SALE(daily driver) > 85 Chevy Lumina Mini Van(Can I add a pop top to this one???)
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