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You can make your own! (long)
By martin edridge - 02/13/2001 5:00:43 PM; IP 195.194.51.129
I know I'll wish I never said this, but I made one myself after seeing the prices (about $450). The mini starters/high torques starters seem to use one of two types of motor, both of which come off other vehicles. The 'Mean Green' type is used here in the UK on Maestro/Montego diesels but I can't find one with the same gear reduction ratio as the adverts claim. I also don't like the look of them! I ended up using the same one that Tilton and many others use, which is a Hitachi unit off a Japanese light commercial (don't ask - I don't know) It boasts the same GR as the adverts (3.7:1) and it works great on my hot 460 which doesn't like to crank when hot. There was a bit of engineering to get it on there but not much really, plus the real machining can be avoided as you can buy the pinion/clutch assembly separately (I made mine!) and that's all you need apart from a piece of 1/2" aluminium to adapt to the Ford bellhousing. Look on the 'net to see the differences and make it yourself! Much smaller, lighter, more powerful and easier and cheaper here than a stock starter! Mine cost £20 from my friendly van spares man plus I got a recond one later as a spare for the same price! Sorry for banging on so long but you can do this for peanuts, and I know how miserable it is to have car that won't crank. HTH
Cheers, Martin.
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Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=4880&Reply=4880><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor4880" onclick="return false;">Starting my GT-500 has become a drag!</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Morgan, <i>02/13/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=4880', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor4880') }); </script>  Starting my GT-500 has become a drag! -- Morgan, 02/13/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=4883&Reply=4880><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor4883" onclick="return false;">RE: Starting my GT-500 has become a drag!</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Dave Shoe, <i>02/13/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=4883', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor4883') }); </script>  RE: Starting my GT-500 has become a drag! -- Dave Shoe, 02/13/2001
Collapse <b>You can make your own! (long)</b>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>martin edridge, <i>02/13/2001</i></font>You can make your own! (long) -- martin edridge, 02/13/2001
 Great tip, Martin. Might do that on my '71.[n/m] -- Mr F, 02/13/2001
 RE: thanks for the tip Martin -- Morgan, 02/13/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=4917&Reply=4880><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor4917" onclick="return false;">RE: You can make your own! (long)</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Mario Van Wiechen, <i>02/14/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=4917', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor4917') }); </script>  RE: You can make your own! (long) -- Mario Van Wiechen, 02/14/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=4919&Reply=4880><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor4919" onclick="return false;">You seem to know something about machining:</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>., <i>02/14/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=4919', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor4919') }); </script>  You seem to know something about machining: -- ., 02/14/2001
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Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=4925&Reply=4880><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor4925" onclick="return false;">FE starters</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>John, <i>02/15/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=4925', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor4925') }); </script>  FE starters -- John, 02/15/2001
 RE: FE starters -- Rusty, 02/15/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=4929&Reply=4880><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor4929" onclick="return false;">RE: John, Good Input and...</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Morgan, <i>02/15/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=4929', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor4929') }); </script>  RE: John, Good Input and... -- Morgan, 02/15/2001
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 FE starters -- John, 02/18/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=4926&Reply=4880><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor4926" onclick="return false;">RE: You seem to know something about machining:</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Mario Van Wiechen, <i>02/15/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=4926', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor4926') }); </script>  RE: You seem to know something about machining: -- Mario Van Wiechen, 02/15/2001
 thanks. -- ., 02/15/2001
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