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Jeepwm69 · 01-16-2015, 12:36 PM

Well, the starter finally gave up the ghost yesterday. Drove it to town, and it wouldn't start. Had a guy tap on it while I was turning the key and it fired off.

Was going to drive it to Autozone this morning and drop the starter in the parking lot, but wouldn't budge, so I took it off in the driveway and brought a different vehicle to work.

Guess I'll swap it out one more time and see if I can get one that lasts, and if it craps out again I'll go the 98 Tahoe starter route and see if that does any better.

I've heard horror stories about reman starters and alternators from Autozone, but I've got two Jeep CJ's and have put Autozone reman starters and alternators on both of them and haven't had any issues out of them in 10+ years. Maybe I just got lucky with the Jeeps.

01-16-2015, 12:36 PM	#24
Jeepwm69 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Arkansas Posts: 670	Re: Best starter heat shield Well, the starter finally gave up the ghost yesterday. Drove it to town, and it wouldn't start. Had a guy tap on it while I was turning the key and it fired off. Was going to drive it to Autozone this morning and drop the starter in the parking lot, but wouldn't budge, so I took it off in the driveway and brought a different vehicle to work. Guess I'll swap it out one more time and see if I can get one that lasts, and if it craps out again I'll go the 98 Tahoe starter route and see if that does any better. I've heard horror stories about reman starters and alternators from Autozone, but I've got two Jeep CJ's and have put Autozone reman starters and alternators on both of them and haven't had any issues out of them in 10+ years. Maybe I just got lucky with the Jeeps.