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11-01-2011, 11:22 AM
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Location: Boston, MA
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Where to buy a starter for my 1949 Chevy Pickup
Folks, any suggestions on where I should buy a new starter? Went to start her this AM and had to hit the starter with a board while my wife stepped on the switch.
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11-01-2011, 11:44 PM
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Location: Redmond, OR
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Re: Where to buy a starter for my 1949 Chevy Pickup
Sounds like it could be the motor brushes. How about just taking it to a local automotive electrical shop and have it rebuilt?
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11-02-2011, 12:00 AM
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Location: Toppenish, WA
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Re: Where to buy a starter for my 1949 Chevy Pickup
It most likely can be repaired with new brushes and bushings. There are usually starter/alternator shops in most every city of any size in the country. The local to me guys can fix just about anything that can be repaired and the owner is an old car guy with several vintage rigs of his own.
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11-02-2011, 06:50 AM
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Re: Where to buy a starter for my 1949 Chevy Pickup
Thats the direction I will go in. Thanks for the sugesstions.
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11-02-2011, 12:08 PM
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Location: WI
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Re: Where to buy a starter for my 1949 Chevy Pickup
You could hop over to www.stovebolt.com and see what they have to say. That forum is more about restoring trucks than hot rodding them so those guys work on the older engine stuff.
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11-05-2011, 03:15 AM
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Location: Bradley, South Carolina
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Re: Where to buy a starter for my 1949 Chevy Pickup
i saved a ton having a boat starter rewound.. found a rewinding place in the yellow pagers.. 75 bucks instead of over 400... if the windings are good you can buy a rebuild kit..
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11-29-2011, 03:30 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Montgomery AL
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Re: Where to buy a starter for my 1949 Chevy Pickup
Just had mine rebuilt, an auto machine shop here in Montgomery has a guy from TN come by to pick up starters, generators, etc. and rebuilds them. It cost me $137.50 but was well worth it. My truck has never turned over so smooth and quick in the 22 years I've owned it! (1959 Chevy Longbed Fleetside).
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11-29-2011, 03:39 PM
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Location: Toppenish, WA
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Re: Where to buy a starter for my 1949 Chevy Pickup
How did you come out on that Pvinneau? Did you get the starter repaired?
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