Starter

[6.5 Detroit Diesel]

The truck is down again. I should have figured that something was coming soon as it had been running so nicely for the last while.
My starter went this morning. In four starts it went from firing up right away to just spinning wildly. Some contact is being made between the teeth, but nothing to start the beast. I had to rollstart it.
Anyways, due to a recent trip to the vet, I am a little short on the money to purchase a brand new start. A friend of mine said he had heard that the 6.2 starters would swap in. Will this work? If so, there is a really nice '91 6.2 sitting in the wrecking yard.

[Yukon6.2]

Hi
The two engins share the same starters,That being said there are two different starters for these engins.
One is a gear reduction starter,which should be whats on your truck,and should be on the 91 6.2,
the other is a bigger version of the regular starter used in the older GM gasser trucks.
If for some reasone the 91 is the older style non gear reduction make sure you get the braket that holds up the front of the starter,and the bolts.
Best if you buy some new bolts from GM of the proper length and torque to spec and retorque every oilchange
Parts to fix your starter are pretty cheep if you know anything about the insides of starters
Good Luck Thomas

[rjwest]

You must have the front strap, or, break the block where the long bolt attaches to block...

trust me...

[jrhageman]

Why has no one made an Air Starter for the 6.2l and 6.5l with all the Prepers out there wanting to be off grid and self sufficient, you would think this would be a money maker.