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Ole 71
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After replacing the starter in Ole 71 6 times, might have found one that will do the job. Put 3 mini-starters in, one lasted about a tear, it's replacement and another brand lasted maybe 5 starts each! Put in a replacement Delco rebuilt starter, lasted 1 start and the gear drive one way clutch went Kaputt!
Got a replacement from Rock Auto, and so far it has gone through about 6 starts. Got to return the first one and cross my fingers this one lasts a long time. Each starter seemed to fail in a different manner so pretty sure the fault is just a bunch of cruddy starters!
 
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That’s a lot of failures! Are you properly shimming the starter to the block?


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That’s a lot of failures! Are you properly shimming the starter to the block?


Yes, each failure has a different cause. The latest was a rebuilt Delco standard starter and it failed after only a few starts from drive clutch failure. My bet it was a used clutch close to the end of its life span. The new Delco rebuild is working pretty good hope it has a long life.
 
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