Starter solenoid advice?

[mtnrgr]

Need some assistance on a good quality replacement for a solenoid replacement. Have checked around and different parts and prices, what is considered being a good part and not cheap China crap?

This is for the original starter from 94..had a complete rebuild on it 2017 in San Diego. Where I live now, I checked and the guy doesn't use quality parts. I called ford and it's not available. The solenoid recently gave out, I installed my spare from a 97 3.0 ranger I've had for years. That starter is also an original Motorcraft part.

Really don't wanna buy a used jy starter as I wouldn't know the condition or time frame of it lasting.

Any help is always appreciated.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

You get what you pay for.

But unfourantly any part, regardless of name or price...is going to be of shitty chinese quality espicially for stuff thats 25-30+ yrs old

 

[RobbieD]

I called ford and it's not available.

Have you looked into a Motorcraft remanufactured one?

https://www.motorcraft.com/us/en_us/home/our-products/batteries-starting-and-charging/starters-new-or-remanufactured.html

That's become my first brand to look at when I absolutely have to replace an original part.

 

[mtnrgr]

Have looked for Motorcraft as it's always my first choice of parts, that's what I have always used on my ranger. Those starters are obsolete thru ford. Not even rockauto has any Motorcraft starters nor does oriellys have them available. I checked and researched and none are to be found. It's either get a aftermarket part for it or find a used one from the jy.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Original parts are getting really hard to come by anymore, a lot of stuff has been discontinued for years. Aftermarket and even rebuild parts now typically are crap quality and most come from China. It’s a crap shoot really. I’ve pretty much given up hunting obsolete parts and just gone to buying “lifetime” warranty stuff from Autozone. Things like starters and alternators I usually have them throw it on their test machine and test it right out of the box because sometimes they fail right out of the box and on the test machine. When it dies on the vehicle, I just take it back and tell them to give me a new one.