94turboidi
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Okay we have a blizzard coming in and I was getting really tired of using a bottle torch to heat my starter up so it would work. Sounds crazy but that’s what it would take, seems to of had condensation or something turning into ice when its cold in the solenoid. Even when it would crank over it was really slow. I had a Mitsubishi starter and its a pretty heavy duty starter and long. Well I put the new nippo in that’s been laying here brand new for over a month and WOW! Don't hardly even need glow plugs now! I love the sound it makes when its cranking over it fires like a gas engine and fast.
I took some pictures here of the two side by side to compare. The nippo is a lot easier to fit in there without hitting the engine cross member but that top bolt was still a pain, mainly because my hands were frozen and I was laying under the truck on plywood in the snow. I didn't have to change any electrical connections at all. This starter seems like it won't put near the strain on the batteries as the old one.
I took some pictures here of the two side by side to compare. The nippo is a lot easier to fit in there without hitting the engine cross member but that top bolt was still a pain, mainly because my hands were frozen and I was laying under the truck on plywood in the snow. I didn't have to change any electrical connections at all. This starter seems like it won't put near the strain on the batteries as the old one.