The starter in my 1979 300SD has been a slow cranker the whole time I've had it, but it has gotten worse. On Monday it would barely spin the engine, even after the battery had been charged fully and kept inside overnight, and had a second diesel battery hooked up to it with jumper cables. So I pulled the starter, and at Schucks I can get a Bosch starter completely 100% remanufactured and tested by Autolite for $89.99. It comes with a lifetime warranty and 24 month free towing and jumpstart service. It is in stock as well. Should I get it? It's really all I can afford right now and I know that other places are charging $200 or so for remanufactured ones. See it here:
http://shop.oreillyauto.com/ProductDetail.aspx?MfrCode=ATI&MfrPartNumber=16445&PartType=123&PTSet=A