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Installed new Sylvania HB (BRITE) type headlights. The Adjusters looked to be OEM. 2 were broken, one was a 1/4" nut /bolt combo, The "last one" was a cap from a marker pen?!? Got a couple sets of the help replacements- I hear they suck; but I guess I'll see.

Just got confirmation that the Tread Wright Guard Dog Tires I ordered shipped today. Will send pics when I get them installed.

I did it around the first of the year. I added the resister as another member said it couldn't hurt. I have since changed to a non-resister unit- just because I installed a new relay to rule out a starting issue. Now I have 2 spare (known good). Seems a solid way to replace a lesser able...

wallew and makerstelemark: I have been looking over the recommendations here. I am not done yet; but I found this regarding the Cooper M+S: I realize that we all have our opinions; but "scientific" tests are hard to ignore... still looking. Thanks

srodocker, Hunting Murderer's Creek in N central Oregon.

I just got back from a hunting trip here in the Great Pacific Northwest. I never ran my Blazer up roads like these before. I did slip bad a few times; but managed ok. In a month I have an Elk hunting trip and the terrain will be muddy/snowy. I am up for new tires with aggressive enough tread...

I have a parking space in my yard that has a small incline to it. I have noticed that when I park the Blazer there- Nose "up" it won't start- just cranks as if there is no gas. I have released the parking brake and rolled it backward to a level spot and it turns right over. I am guessing that...

Just unpacked my load tester. As I was doing so I spotted the Chinese starter in my garage. Having made a few statements about suspecting the wiring circuits rather than failing parts, so I tested the starter on the bench. It worked?!?! So I ran extensions to the starter using the purple starter...

I know it is not poor quality components causing all these NO STARTS and hosed starters and solenoids. There is a fault, a weak link, somewhere in this circuit's harness that is causing us these reoccurring problems. I sure wanna nail this down!

warthog, OK, I have been looking over the first solenoid that came on the Chinese Gear Reduction starter. I have not figured out how to open it yet- I was thinking about a dremel and a cutting wheel. Just cutting through the metal part beyond the crimps. I still don't know the answer to my...

Can these contacts (I assume you are talking about the ones on the starter solenoid) be cleaned externally, or are they shot and need to be replaced, as the Gear Reduction starters have sealed solenoids?

rickf: ... you may be onto something here with this grounding business. I have been looking at the diagram below- on loan from Warthog. The grounding strap and the purple w/white wire are the common element- or at least one common element. It may be that the strap is no longer grounding as it...

By the way I am getting 24 volts to the starter solenoid when I turn the key to START. According to Step 4 in the troubleshooting section: I should replace the starter if I get voltage? Huh? Why?

Doghead, I am not trying to clutter the boards, I just didn't want to create a saga. IT seemed to be all fixed, so I thought a NEW THREAD for this continuous burned-up solenoid. If you want to move this to the tail-end on another thread of mine, I am OK with that- Really, I am not trying to...

If you have been following any of my threads lately then you may remember I recently replaced the Ebay (chinese) starter with a Wilson Starter. That went well and everything was jake. I felt so good about the prospects of not having to replace one in the field anytime soon , that I went out and...

Changed out my #2 alt. A Wilson I ordered from O'reily. I picked -up a new alt pigtail also. It was RED/WHITE instead of RED/BLACK. After tinning, soldering and heat-shrinking it together, I used a Sharpie to change the white wire to Black- I get confused otherwise later down the road. Cleaned...

lindyp38, I had a direct Drive- could have been the wrong one. It petered out and I replaced it with a chi-nee model from eBay. It lasted 7 months. A recent thread of my detailed this matter. I will say that in the few days since I have had my new Gear Reduction starter in, I have been feeling...

While I am at it... I notice this condenser- "capacitor" per the TM, bolted to the rear of the Passenger side ALT. (bottom of the picture). Could this be to limit radio interference? My radio always has static. If not, what is it for and where can I get another one to replace it? P/N?

Doghead, thanks for the reply. I'm on it. As for posting separately, I thought about this after I posted and went back to my last thread and revised my last post. Sorry, I am trying to keep them limited so that one can follow the thread to resolution and not miss something- it just started to...

Just bought this Wilson alternator (WIL 90014277) per member's help. Had a evil thought as I was fixing to put it in. Some threads I have read warn that some of these alts were delivered with the oversight of forgetting to isolate the ground. I did not want to fry anything, and since the very...