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Car Craft recently built a new Chevy 383 stroker that produces nearly 460 hp. While most everything on the engine was new, the original 1969-spec starter was reused. When the engine is cold, our old ...

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You hop in your Dodge diesel and turn the key only to be greeted with a click-click sound, instead of the more familiar whirring of your starter motor. Something is wrong. You somehow knew that the ...

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Car Craft recently built a new Chevy 383 stroker that produces nearly 460 hp. While most everything on the engine was new, the original 1969-spec starter was reused. When the engine is cold, our old ...