Definitive

"That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms" (thatbastardkurtis5) 10/22/2017 at 12:21 • Filed to: None

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I like when things are definitive. Especially definitively broken...there’s nothing worse than an intermittent problem. So I was relieved when, after my new-to-me Tahoe stranded me in a parking lot yesterday, I pulled the starter to find this:

Now when I pulled it, that ground strap was intact albeit corroded. I thought ‘that might be it’, touched it, and it just fell apart. I suppose I’m impressed it’s been working at all the last two weeks.

Anyway, $125 and an hour and a half later I’ve got a remanufactured starter in there and all is well.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 10/22/2017 at 12:35

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That is an incredibly rusty starter. Even the Lada’s 20-year-old original wasn’t that bad.

I also appreciate it when problems are obvious. In the case of the Niva’s starting problem a few years ago, the solenoid had cracked the casing and spewed out the coils. It’s nice to be able to look in and instantly go “well there’s your problem”.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 10/22/2017 at 12:50

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Yes, incredibly.

shop-teacher > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 10/22/2017 at 13:35

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It is awesome when the obvious answer is obvious.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > shop-teacher 10/22/2017 at 13:55

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“When you hear hooves, look for horses, not zebras” is one of my favorite sayings, so it was good that for once the obvious answer was actually the correct one.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 10/22/2017 at 13:57

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It really is, it’s likely original and the truck is 13 years old. Advanced rust level for its age, but the rest of the truck is very clean. Even underneath when I was doing the starter I was impressed by how clean the underside is. The starter is literally the rustiest thing on it...or was, anyway.

shop-teacher > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 10/22/2017 at 14:35

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Oh, that’s a good one. I’ll have to remember that.