Exactly what type of brand X autozone starter is it? Early gear reduction type? later mini starter? back in the day the various gear reduction starters were semi-specialized for the application, for example a /6 starter wouldn't be the same as a 440 HP would, for a reason. Today's rebuilts are a crap shoot.


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