Sounds about right.
I replaced the starter on my GT last year with one from Advance Auto.
Cost was $65, cause I opted for the "lifetime warrenty"
The Midget had one in 1991 for just under $50 (but that was cause #2 son
got a discount as an employee)
Rick Morrison
72 MGBGT
74 Midget
On Tue, 2 Jun 1998 12:24:53 -0400 "RossOvercash" <jroverca@tiac.net>
writes:
>$50 are you sure? The last Lucas starter I bought was $125 plus core!
>and
>that was in 1992 it was for a B.
>
>Safety Fast!!
>
>Ross Overcash, 74B, NAMGBR 2-1172, Ayer, MA
>http://www.tiac.net/users/jroverca/index.htm
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
>> Behalf Of Philip Hubbard
>> Sent: Monday, June 01, 1998 11:33 PM
>> To: mgs@autox.team.net
>> Subject: New Starter
>>
>>
>> Thanks to all who replied about my starter and where to get one.
>> Seems Kar
>> Parts can order one for under $50 with my trade in. Sounds good,
>> but there
>> is one more thing I'm going to check before ordering.
>>
>> Looking for broken connections, groundings, etc. I found this - very
>badly
>> frayed and nearly broken connection to the coil. Would this cause
>my
>> problem which is that the car starts to turn over when I turn the
>ignition
>> and then comes to a halt a few seconds later? Sounds kind of like
>dead
>> battery, but when turn the lights on they come on bright and stay
>> that way.
>> They don't fade down.
>>
>> In any case, I've got to fix the coil connection. Hope Radio Shack
>can
>> supply a suitable connector as there is one in the Port Authority
>Bus
>> Terminal where I commmute into NYC everyday.
>>
>> Philip
>> Burgundy 1974 Midget
>>
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