Dealer ... sorry, didn't keep a record of the part numbers. But each time a
replacement was required ... at about 10 months ... there was a new part
number. For what it's worth, the current starter just plain sounds better
than the others so I (or we) may be in luck this time. The advantage of
going with the dealer (up here anyway) is they honor the 1-yr warranty.

"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:xs2dnfPB0fAAfOreRVn-sw@comcast.com...
> Where'd you get your rebuilts? Dealer or other Mopar parts or elsewhere?
>
> Looks like I have a stuck starter as well, the whack it with a pipe
> method seems to be proving...
>
>
>
> bowgus proclaimed:
>
> > With my '96, the symptoms you describe indicated a failing starter.
> > Suggestion ... when it fails, crawl under and whack it ... the starter
:-)
> > ... with a hammer ... or, if you have say a 5' length of (steel) pipe,
you
> > can get at it from above through the engine compartment. If it turns
> > immediatly after that it's likely the starter. I assume you've crawled
under
> > and cleaned/checked the starter connections.
> >
> > And ... that began a succession of 3 rebuilts, that all failed within a
year
> > of purchase. Since they were under one year warranty, that's why I kept
> > going back. If it's the starter, maybe go get a mean green or whatever.
> >
> >
> >>I have an intermittent issue with my cherokee where it will not crank
> >>over at all.
>