needing a starter

I'm gonna be needing a starter for f-head Jeep. Where is the best place to find one on the cheap?

Scott

 

or if yours is not electrically fried up you can rebuild it yourself.
there is a Toyota starter swap,
otherwise i would call up a used Willys parts house.

 

rockauto.com sells reman starters for$ 64-$140. $25 back if you send the core they also sell brushes and other rebuild parts starting around $6

 

Take it to a electric motor rebuilder. Around here they can rebuild one for $30ish

 

Do the Land Cruiser starter conversion. Search it, its a wonderful upgrade.

 

I'm still considering having the one I have rebuilt locally. I haven't seen one done for $30.00 in a few years though, I was guessing $60. I may have found one in the $40 range, but won't know till Monday.
I have not heard of the Toyota conversion. Is it a straight bolt on? Or are there mods involved?

Scott

 

If it were me, and may be soon, I would go the Toyota Landcruiser starter route.

Right now Rock Auto has one for 32 bucks.

 

Right now Rock Auto has one for 32 bucks.
That is for a new starter, not a rebuilt one!

 

Unless he has a 6-volt system.

And I have to wonder how durable a starter can be, for $32.

 

32 bucks for a starter.....do you know the part number? The only one I saw on the Rock Auto site(12 volt) was over 100.

Scott

 

16224
1968 Toyota Landcruiser 6 cyl. starter

 

And I spoke wrong. That is for a remanufactured starter.
Still a bunch cheaper than trying to get the Kiaser-Willys one rebuilt.

 

This is interesting....I guess you learn something new every day. Worst thing on this deal is the shipping....$17.04...ouch. It looks like a straight bolt up....is that correct?

Scott

 

Do a search as this has been covered about 100 times here.

 

I did the Toyota starter a few years ago and it has been trouble free ever sense. I had to slot the holes on the starter and use a bolt and nut on the top. As said, there are a lot of posts on this. Just do a search and you will have a lot of reading material. This is a great mod.

 

yeah, it was the knowledgable guys on this forum that put me onto it.