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blzrgb

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Hello.
The 24 volt starter on my 1008 has internally fried itself yesterday. Gonna have to break open my fruit jar and buy a new one, rebuilding is not an option. Who's got the best starter for the money. This truck is driven dailey and I need the best starter I can buy, Thanks, GB.
 

Barrman

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Why is rebuilding not an option?

If you have the Delco unit now, taking it to a rebuilding in your area will probably give you a starter as good or better than one you can buy new. Total price will probably be about the same. I spent $145 to have mine redone last fall. Which is pretty close to what a new one and all the pieces will run you to your door. Plus, I now have someone to take it to and yell at if it fails.

Don't forget that if you buy a new one and it is a different style than what you have now, you will need to get the rear mount bracket for the new style as well.
 

Chief_919

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Try Rare Electrical or DB Electrical. They both have 24V starters for 6.2's for less than $100. Not sure if the style is exactly the same or not. You can also run a 12V starter by moving some wires. This is covered in the CUCV wiki (Cucv Wiki - Steel Soldiers::Military Vehicles Supersite)

Their starters are Chinese.

Unless you can find a new 24V Delco, having a skilled rebuilder take your starter and rebuild it will give you a far better product than the Chinese ones.

If your starter can't be rebuilt, you are still better off buying a used 24v one and having it rebuilt than a Chinese unit.
 

Recovry4x4

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Did Delco ever make 24V reduction starters? I need to find a Mom & Pop starter rebuilder here before the Chinese put them all out of business. Also, are the rebuild parts Chinese?
 

Chief_919

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Did Delco ever make 24V reduction starters? I need to find a Mom & Pop starter rebuilder here before the Chinese put them all out of business. Also, are the rebuild parts Chinese?
Delco did. I have one.

My rebuilder avoids Chinese parts whenever he can. If they are all that are out there he will tell you before using them.
 

idM1028

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Their starters are Chinese.

Unless you can find a new 24V Delco, having a skilled rebuilder take your starter and rebuild it will give you a far better product than the Chinese ones.

If your starter can't be rebuilt, you are still better off buying a used 24v one and having it rebuilt than a Chinese unit.
Again, you can still run an American made or rebuilt 12V starter. . .
I went to Rare Electrical after my alts fried and I got a set of supposedly rebuilt (and also free) alts. The reason I went that route was the "skilled rebuilder" (fancy way of saying the shop had worked on military stuff and I trusted the place to rebuild it) wanted about the same price to rebuild the alts as a new pair. I dropped the new alts in the truck along with new belts months ago and have had no issues. I make sure the belts are tight and that the alts get wrapped up in plastic bags if I decide to power wash the engine bay. That is it.
 
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