New Starter

I'm feeling pretty proud of myself this evening - I successfully replaced the starter on the Eldorado. Happily, the engine started right up after installing the new starter. I took the car for a quick spin and everything seems to be fine.

I did the work this afternoon and things went pretty smoothly. Only two hassles - first, the old starter (pictured above) didn't want to come out. A few whacks with a big hammer took care of that.

Second, the ring connector on one of the wires connecting to the starter came off, so I had to take a quick trip to the auto parts for a replacement. I also picked up some GOJO while there.

I live on a busy street so I parked my truck behind the Caddy and put some orange cones to the side to lessen the chance of somebody hitting the car. It would suck if somebody side-swiped the car. It would be really bad if I was under it when they did it.



Usually, I work on the Caddy in the driveway, but this is where the tow truck dropped it.

Here is another photo of the Eldorado while I was working on it.