Starter motors again :-(

Post by **Coops** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:30 pm

guess what,
yup no starter still

Post by **Coops** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 5:00 pm

Well today was the last straw.

phoned up about the starter AGAIN as it still was not here when i got home from work after being told yesterday it will be with you 100% on wednesday (today),
I finally got given a tracking number after saying i want to cancel my order and go else where.
SO i went onto City Links web site and did a track on the parcel to see where abouts in the world it has been for the past week.
and guess what,
you wont f@@king believe it,
it was collected this morning from them at 10.38am,
so for a week i have been lied to being told its on route and will be with you in the morning,

gelmonkey · Post by **gelmonkey** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 6:52 pm

Hi V8 kid
Sorry don't know your first name.
I had a problem with my starter motor and tried the guys at Classic Car World.
They do an LMS055 which is really tiny and mega powerful and bolts straight in with no problems at all.
Mine was slightly cheaper than they are now showing on the web site but it turned up very quickly fits like a glove and almost turns the car over when the key is turned!!!
Space is really tight in the Cavalier engine bay so this should be fine for your application.
The guy you should talk to is Tom.
If you have no joy with the other crowd you are dealing with and his e mail is ccw/tools.com
I hope this helps

Regards
Paul

gelmonkey · Post by **gelmonkey** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:04 pm

Hi again
Forgot to mention that my engine is a 4.3 v8 and I can take some photos tonight and send them to you if this is any further help.

Post by **Coops** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:10 pm

Hi Paul,
thanks for that mate,
pics would be great if you dont mind,

Im Tony by the way

or 'COOPS' as i get called a lot now days

(eh Pel !

)

gelmonkey · Post by **gelmonkey** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:08 pm

Hi Tony, hope these are of some use to you. It is really tight underneath my car!!

If you want any further information just let me know.

Sorry about the size - I'm a complete phleb and my carer has had to help me with this.

Post by **Coops** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:38 pm

cheers mate thanks for the pics,
if this one i ordered dont arrive by friday,
then i;ll be in contact with the guys you got yours from,

matchmetisse · Post by **matchmetisse** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:04 am

Blimey Tony not having much luck,must be very frustrating waiting to start the motor.Got mine started Sunday,god its good

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meppYf7VWYk my mate taking it for its mot!

Post by **Coops** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 3:43 pm

oooooooooo that sounds sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

and my starter arrived today

Post by **Coops** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:04 pm

here it is at last,

and yes Eliot you were right regarding the multi drilled end so you can rotate the solenoid and body to where you want,

ged · Post by **ged** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:39 pm

Looks like a nice piece of kit. Glad you got it sorted.