Winter is about to hit full force, and with it comes the frustration of vehicles that refuse to start. Jump-start becomes a regular appearing word in many vocabularies during this season. The best way to make sure your vehicle starts the first time during the winter is to have your battery fully charged. This is … Continue reading How to be Sure Your Industrial Vehicles Start Every Time This Winter
When you buy a brand new starter from the original equipment manufacturer, you always know exactly what you’re getting. There may be issues with price or availability, but there aren’t any questions about the provenance of a brand new starter. Rebuilt and remanufactured starters can also be great, but you have to know what to … Continue reading Who to Trust When Purchasing a Remanufactured or Rebuilt Starter
Ametek solenoid switches, formerly made by Prestolite Electric, are top-quality, reliable parts that will keep all the vehicles in your fleet starting and running smoothly for a long time to come. Wondering what it is that goes into a solenoid switch? Here are a few things about solenoid switches that will explain why it’s so … Continue reading Everything You Need to Know About Ametek Solenoid Switches
Looking for a starter that you can rely on to keep your business running smoothly? Quality diesel engine starters have the capacity to keep your engine running for the rest of your equipment’s lifetime. However, your starter needs to be manufactured by a leading brand, like Detroit Diesel, in order to see these results. If … Continue reading Your Guide to Buying Diesel Engine Starters
As with anything that we use, there is always an origin. There is a point at which it was created and came into existence. For vehicles, and particularly the mechanisms used to start them, the same principles apply. Vehicle starters have quite an extensive history. These mechanisms date back to the early 1900s, and since … Continue reading The Evolution of the Starter Motor
Finding the cause of your starting issues requires a thorough, step by step approach. These steps are, in a general sense, the same when you are dealing with a standard starter as opposed to a Smart IMS Starter, but the ladder differs because it has certain features that can be mistaken for starter problems, which … Continue reading 5 Steps to Repair Your Smart IMS Starter
Cranking an engine with a starter puts the following into play: Cylinders draw in air and fuel mixture Air and fuel mixture is compressed Ignition occurs either due to a spark or heat of compression Engine starts running and no longer needs the starter to crank it When the starter turns too slowly – or … Continue reading Starter Diagnosis & Troubleshooting Tips
A successful switch to a gear reduction starting motor requires three things: The right design. An OE spacer. The integrated magnetic switch relay. Gear reduction starters are smaller, faster, more powerful and energy efficient. So follow these steps to retrofit your old technology. The right design Gear reduction starters from Delco Remy, for example, use … Continue reading Switching to a Gear Reduction Starter
Denso starters are some of the most reliable heavy-duty starters on the market. Here, we give the reasons why. Reason 1: Denso Starters are Time-Tested Denso has over 6 decades of experience supplying premium electrical components to automakers, businesses, municipalities, utilities and other industries. The original Denso gear-reduction starter is actually recognized as the industry … Continue reading Why Businesses Prefer Denso Starters According to Experts
The starter for the GHG14 (DD13/15/16) engine must not be used on GHG17 (DD13/15/16) engines and vice versa. Using the incorrect starter and ring gear combination will cause irreparable damage and require both to be replaced. The starter pinion is the only change in the new model compared to the previous models years, but they … Continue reading Delco Remy 39MT Starter Application Changes
