The parts you need are here:
http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?MfrCode=VLP&MfrPartNumber=ND34SOL
This is a link that Bill Putney posted previously and has excellent
prices.
You will only need two of the contacts and the contact plunger, but this
kit
with 4 contacts fits other Nippondenso starters used in other vehicles
too.
You need to get under the vehicle to remove the starter. This is about a
thirty minute job for
someone who knows what they are doing. Once the starter is out, it is
fairly trivial to open the solenoid and replace these parts. If you clean
everything up and reverse the procedure,you should get another 5-6
years/5-75K miles from the repaired starter. The motors themselves are
very
well made and generally do not fail very often. The solenoid contacts, on
the other hand, get consumed a little bit by the large inrush current
every
time you start the vehicle.
Good luck.
Bob
PS Here is another web site with good photos that show the damage to the
contacts over time and also offer just the contacts themselves and not the
plunger too:
http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTricks/Starter.shtml
<kmath50@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:8b5f3d1f-a837-4ce4-adaa-a896baa5eebd@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Feb 24, 6:28 pm, Steve <n...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Sara Brown wrote:
> > Hello...I am still having the same problem with my Caravan as a month
> > or two ago..You turn the key and solenoid clicks but that`s
> > all..Usually after 5-20 times it will start..We`ve gone down the list
> > and checked all the normal stuff and nothing has fixed it (Battery,
> > ground, starter motor, relay..etc)..Today some guy at the 7-11 said he
> > had the problem once and the starter motor needed to be
> > "****mmed"..I`ve never heard of this..Any input will be appreciated
>
> ****mming a starter that binds is a Chevrolet design deficiency that was
> ubiquitous in the 70s and 80s. The Nippondenso starter in your Caravan
> needs new solenoid contacts.
Yes. See if you can find a way to just replace the contacts, instead
of the whole starter. An independent auto electric shop may be able to
do it. If you can remove the starter yourself, you can save on some
labor.
-KM
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