3rd Gen Starter Removal Bolts

I got one, am I correct that this is the second?

 

maybe better angle

 

Certainly appears to be.

 

Well I spent hours on it and gave up. Sprayed the shit out of starter with carb cleaner. Hopefully the connections are clean and it works better, because there's no way to get the starter off on 3rd gens.

 

Also not sure what these do or how to get them back on

 

That's a breather cap for the motor. Without that, water and grime will be in there and destroy in short time. I'm sure the starter isn't that bad to take out, it's looking like the same orientation as the 2nd gens. A couple extensions and a wobble bit and you'll be in business.

 

Why did you spray it with carb cleaner?

 

Wad muddy. Wanted to make it work again. Ended up replacing.

 

And yes, those are the bolts. You have to remove the exhaust bracket to get to em. Not an easy one!

 

Gotcha, yeah getting the starter itself out of the truck is a pain. But there are much worse jobs I've done in life lol

 

on my 2nd gen, had to remove the driver side header to get the starter out

 

I did it without messing with the header on my 2nd gen. I just disconnected the steering column yoke and played Tetris with the starter for an hour. Good times.