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Toast starter

My starter is quit working. Got on the bench and put jumpers to it and it is using juice holding it
in one place. The starter was fairly easy to remove and it is a lot smaller than the one on the 8.3
that I removed years ago. The part # is 3103913 and crosses to a 8300017 Delco Remy. I will go to
a place near here that I have used before.
Peter and Frieda Morin
1999 36ft. U320 Foretravel
Build # 5436
1998 Suzuki Sidekick Sport

Re: Toast starter

Reply #1 –
Perhaps it's a geared starter. They are frequently smaller and lighter than non-geared starters.

Pierce
Pierce and Gaylie Stewart
'93 U300/36 WTBI
Detroit 6V-92TA Jake
1140 watts on the roof
SBFD (ret)

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Reply #2 –
Having just gone through this, I had to buy a 2 foot , 4 / 0 cable to run from the block ground to the front of the starter. In case your ground won't reach to the front. Others have done this too.
Jason
2000 U295 36' Non-slide  ISC350

Re: Toast starter

Reply #3 –
Pierce I think you may be right and Jason there is 4 ground wires on the starter and one comes
straight from the battery. I had just installed new batteries as I thought my old batteries were
toast as the engine wouldn't start unless I had the boost on but maybe the starter was drawing
too many amps. I will find out more tomorrow when I go to the Western Starter.
Peter and Frieda Morin
1999 36ft. U320 Foretravel
Build # 5436
1998 Suzuki Sidekick Sport

Re: Toast starter

Reply #4 –
ISM starter
Post 17 has picture of both.  28 pounds lighter

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Reply #5 –
Take your old starter with you also count the pinion teeth. Mine was a different starter with less pinion teeth, Luckily I had a parts lady that had run into this before. Jim. 
Jim and Dona
2002 U295 36'
Lily, blue healer. Our fury person
Manx mid travel Ecotec turbo
2022 Bronco badlands Sasquatch
Trail 90 and 110cc

Re: Toast starter

Reply #6 –
Thanks Scott, from your pictures I know that I have a reduction starter. I have 2 ground cables on
the batteries and I will add another positive cable straight to the starter as my positive cable gets
warm when starting.
Peter and Frieda Morin
1999 36ft. U320 Foretravel
Build # 5436
1998 Suzuki Sidekick Sport

Re: Toast starter

Reply #7 –
The new starter is back in and the engine turns over like it should. The place I go to
is a starter and a alternator rebuild shop so they know their stuff. It's a family run business
and none of the kids want to take over. I will hate it when they retire. The starter I got is new.
They open at 7:30 in the morning so I was back home by 8:30
Peter and Frieda Morin
1999 36ft. U320 Foretravel
Build # 5436
1998 Suzuki Sidekick Sport

Re: Toast starter

Reply #8 –
Quote from: oldguy –
The new starter is back in and the engine turns over like it should. The place I go to
is a starter and a alternator rebuild shop so they know their stuff. It's a family run business
and none of the kids want to take over. I will hate it when they retire. The starter I got is new.
They open at 7:30 in the morning so I was back home by 8:30

Sad to see the old mom & pop places going away.
Jerry & Nona and Kimeru the cat that thinks she's a dog
1998 36' WTFE U320  #5314 Motorcade #17711
USAF 1975-1995
2019 Subaru Crosstrek 'toad'
2003 Subaru Legacy touring car
jerry Fincher | Flickr

Re: Toast starter

Reply #9 –
I agree! Can't find a shop here in San Diego that will repair an alternator.
Richard & Betty Bark & Keiko our Golden Doodle
2003 U320T 3820 PBDS
Build # 6215
MC # 16926
2016 Chevrolet Colorado 4X4 diesel

Re: Toast starter

Reply #10 –
Yesterday I just turned the engine over and I didn't want it to start and today I needed to move the
coach and the rate the engine turned over was beyond my expectations. 
Peter and Frieda Morin
1999 36ft. U320 Foretravel
Build # 5436
1998 Suzuki Sidekick Sport