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Old 04-04-03, 01:04 AM
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Angry Starter broken... cheap solutions??

My starter isnt working, and I'm getting friggin tired of push starting the old girl, lol. I dont have any money for a new starter... is there any way of ghetto-rigging a pull starter or something? lol

btw, my 7 is a beat up, dented, barely running POS Its hilarious just to watch it in motion, theres more wrong with it than there is right with it... and I think it would be even more friggin hilarious if I rigged up a pull start system lol
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rebuilt starters should be cheap, depending on local availability.

Starters have so much power going through them you don't want to do a half-assed job on the wiring - you could easily start an engine fire or melt your harness.
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eh, dammit, maybe i should just do this the right way, lol.
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Pull start

now THAT would be something I'd pay to see


or maybe one of those cranks in the front end?
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Junk yard man . Theyre $15 all day long at my local yard as I recall.

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A really cheap way without push starting huh?, PARK ON A HILL!.
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wack the old one with a large metal pole.
the back yard style of getting them runnging agian
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A heavy rock works too!.
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i use a tire iron
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I had mine rebuilt by a local guy $25, and its still going strong 3 years later...
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You could rebuild it yourself... Good luck, but I'm not gonna go through with a writeup on starter rebuilds until I rebuild one myself...

Just hit it with a hammer once... It might crank over... It's just a bandaid fix though.
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Junk Yard is your answer...... They sell $15 and you can test it out before you buy it.... and you have more choices...
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grab the pull-start wheel from a big lawnmower.. mount it to the main pulley.... a hole in the hood, and a lot of muscle power... MIGHT work... Not exactly sure of the logistics...
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I think it takes more power to crank over a good compression 12a than your arms can provide

Just get it rebuilt, it'll cost you like $20 tops...
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Just use a stick and everytime u have to start the car.. just hit the starter with the stick.. not to hard and it should start
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Park on a hill = free

else

O'reilly has em for like $80 and lifetime warranty.
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I want to see this pull starter idea... i mean, ever turned your essentric shaft pulley by hand? it's pretty easy.
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