440 Starter Opinion

Do you have an old school starter/alternator shop in town? If so you might swing by and pick up something from them. If it is an old school place with a guy with gray hair behind the counter he might have some rebuilt ones that will last forever. We have a place like that around here and the guy rebuilds alternators and starters like they are swiss watches. He also doesn't charge a ton. I also give him my old cores rather than throw them away since he takes them apart and uses what he can.

Not sure about your place but the places by me want MORE for a rebuild plus core than a new one without a core by A LOT. Like it was $120 plus core 4 or 5 years ago but I went on eBay and bought a “new” starter for $40 shipped