glibobbo Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 trying to acquire a 67 fleetwood...in a field of course...solenoid is dead so im gonna at least swap that if not the whole starter...so is it worth doing this in a field or should i drag it into a garage first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKcat Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 There is nothing easy about changing a starter on a 1960's G.M. motor under any circumstances! At least you won't have to work around headers too. My "other car" 1968 Pontiac GTO, 400, 4 speed, 366 h.p., matching numbers car *Get well soon, John Force!!!* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glibobbo Posted June 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 There is nothing easy about changing a starter on a 1960's G.M. motor under any circumstances! At least you won't have to work around headers too. so its worth my time to try in the field?..is it just two bolts that are just hard to get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 I don't recall starters on our 62, 64, 65, 66, 68 Caddy's being hard to change. Put a piece of plywood down, use jack stands for safety and change it. Make sure your car is raised SAFELY on the dirt, put something down first to stop the jack from being pushed into the dirt. Those are heavy cars, you would be best to use a garage floor jack and safety jacks. The dirt would concern me just take precautions. Its three bolts if I recall in some cases, there is a bracket, connecting it to the block in come cases, and the wires to the solenoid. Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stsjoe Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 You can try hitting it with a hammer if you can reach it (have someone hold the key on) it may get you out of the field. Changing it out isn't hard but its not fun either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychodad Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 You can try hitting it with a hammer if you can reach it (have someone hold the key on) it may get you out of the field. Changing it out isn't hard but its not fun either lucky find!!! when you get her home if ya get time, send us a pic...................................................red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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