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Jeep Wrangler YJ
YJ General Discussion
Starter issues
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<blockquote data-quote="Fuzz409" data-source="post: 436615" data-attributes="member: 20705"><p>I’m at my wits end…..I’ve replaced my starter 6 times in the last few years on my 1988 4.2 liter. It works for a few months then turns over hard and or disengages. It have adjusted the timing several times, replaced the entire distributor, replaced the timing chain and gear. When I look up the starter that’s supposed to be on it, it’s different than the ford type starter that is on it (the other won’t fit). I also have switched it back to a manual transmission with that flywheel which looks good. Previous owner had converted it to an automatic. I’ve tried different brand starters and still happening. 2 of the previous starters broke the bendix gear in half. Please help before I set her ablaze <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😭" title="Loudly crying face :sob:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f62d.png" data-shortname=":sob:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fuzz409, post: 436615, member: 20705"] I’m at my wits end…..I’ve replaced my starter 6 times in the last few years on my 1988 4.2 liter. It works for a few months then turns over hard and or disengages. It have adjusted the timing several times, replaced the entire distributor, replaced the timing chain and gear. When I look up the starter that’s supposed to be on it, it’s different than the ford type starter that is on it (the other won’t fit). I also have switched it back to a manual transmission with that flywheel which looks good. Previous owner had converted it to an automatic. I’ve tried different brand starters and still happening. 2 of the previous starters broke the bendix gear in half. Please help before I set her ablaze 😭 [/QUOTE]
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