A good number of starters use Oil light bushing that have oil in the brass
and need no grease, plus any grease you put in there unless very high
temprature will just melt out anyways .. one resaon they put stickers on
there in the first place...:-)
Mike Kerr
Roadster Restoration
PH# 530-644-6777
Fax # 530-644-7252
Web page WWW.innercite.com/~wolfgang
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
To: <SPL311RDST@aol.com>; <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2001 12:39 PM
Subject: Re: Fraud--- no it's CYA
> Although I know you are right on one thing, about the sticker, there are a
> lot of Idiots out there; But:
> I have run into a lot of deceitful Mechanics, and a lot of Deceitful
> everbody's, so I will be buying things with a wary eye of suspicion for
> everything.
> Pat
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SPL311RDST@aol.com <SPL311RDST@aol.com>
> To: slick1@mohaveaz.com <slick1@mohaveaz.com>;
> datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Date: Sunday, May 27, 2001 10:34 AM
> Subject: Re: Fraud--- no it's CYA
>
>
> >In a message dated 5/27/01 9:32:23 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
> >slick1@mohaveaz.com writes:
> >
> >
> >> Well I have just installed my new Starter into my 83 Pontiac. Luckily
I
> am
> >> such a suspicious person.
> >> After purchasing the Starter and opening the box I found a piece of
tape
> >> over the rear inspection cover that read: tampering with this seal
voids
> >> warranty.
> >> That was enough information for me to lose complete trust in the
> rebuilder.
> >
> >That sticker is an almost universal thing in the rebiult electric world.
> The
> >reason they put it on is to keep the IDIOTS out. eg: If you were the
> >manufacturer how would you like to have to replace ($$) an alternator
that
> >billy-bob had ripped apart, shorted everything out and generally screwed
up
> >by tinkering w/ the inside of it because he didn' bother to check the
loose
> >fan belt on his car ??? Thats $$ outta their pocket. It's really just a
> >precaution on their part - a CYA thing.
> >
> >Anyone who knows anything about the insides of their alt/starter is
really
> in
> >the minority these days. Even the big rebuilder hire grunt labor off the
> >streets that don't quite understand WHY there should be grease there. It
is
> >unfortunate that you got a potetially bad starter, but at least you had
the
> >smarts to check it out.
> >
> >Most retailers don't worrry to much if that sticker is broken- most will
> >warranty things anyway. God knows I've torn apart countless alternators
to
> >"re-clock" them right there on the parts counter before selling them. The
> >warranty always went w/ even tho the sticker was not intact.
> >
> >In conclusion: it's not reallly a scam, but a well ment precaution on the
> >mfgs part. Apparently this is just one that "slipped through the cracks"
> >
> >.02
> >
> >Laurie :-)
> >70 SPL311
> >69 SRL311
> >Chandler, AZ
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