New or Rebuild, Starter???

[Mullet Man]

I got the old starter pulled out of my 1986 f250 idi. There is a local guy that does pretty good work. I've a good sized budget, so what would be better, a new starter from Rock Auto or just have the old one rebuilt?

 

[franklin2]

If you were going to get a rebuilt from the store I would say no. Having the local guy rebuild it might be a good option though. You know the new one is probably built in China, even though it would be new.

 

[DaveBen]

I would go with the local guy. If he is half as good as you say, it is a better deal. Diesels are ******* Starters.

 

[chris142]

The local guy will be best. If it comes back it comes out of his pocket. The chinese kids rebuilding them dont care.

 

[jwalterus]

Do both and keep a spare on hand.

 

[austin92]

I just put a powermaster 9050 on my truck yesterday and I'm very impressed. It's built in the USA too! Payed 191$ shipped on eBay


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[Sidewinded_idi]

I actually just replaced my starter yesterday with a rebuilt one from autozone. It was 205$ but if you say you have an account (local repair shop name) it came out to 100$ with a waived core charge! But omg what a difference in the truck. Literally spins over twice as fast. I think a lot of my heatsoak hard start issues are cured as it spins so fast now I haven't had to use water on ip once

 

[DaveBen]

Very common problem fixed with a new starter. 6.0's won't start unless the starter spins the engine over *** rpms. I think *** = 500 rpms but I am not sure.

 

[snicklas]

Very common problem fixed with a new starter. 6.0's won't start unless the starter spins the engine over *** rpms. I think *** = 500 rpms but I am not sure.

Dave,

Bit off topic, but an upgrade for the 6.0 starter is a 6.4 starter. They spin faster. If heard both a 6.4 and a 6.0 with a 6.4 starter and they are noticeably faster than my 6.0 with the standard / factory starter.

 

[DaveBen]

Very good to know Scott! Thanks a bunch! . I am still on the factory starter.

 

[Macrobb]

Going back to the OP, local rebuild is best.

I've even done garage rebuilds on these starters; typically, it's just worn brushes. Sometimes, it's not even that, just crud making poor connections and drag.
I've taken a starter that wasn't as fast as I'd like, cleaned and re-greased it... and it made a *massive* difference in cranking speed.