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tubman · 10-04-2021, 01:25 PM

Do you remember my NAPA starter thread? It turns out the original starter in the car had a cold solder joint on one of the field coils that caused it to turn over about half as fast as the one I replaced it with. I have had 2 Optima's in the car. The first lasted 13 years and the current one has been in there 11 years. All of this with what I would consider abuse. The car, even with the faulty starter, was a reliable vehicle all that time.

Who knows how long they'll last with a good starter.

10-04-2021, 01:25 PM	#10
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 10,320	Re: Any thoughts on Optima 6V Do you remember my NAPA starter thread? It turns out the original starter in the car had a cold solder joint on one of the field coils that caused it to turn over about half as fast as the one I replaced it with. I have had 2 Optima's in the car. The first lasted 13 years and the current one has been in there 11 years. All of this with what I would consider abuse. The car, even with the faulty starter, was a reliable vehicle all that time. Who knows how long they'll last with a good starter. Last edited by tubman; 10-04-2021 at 02:51 PM.