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The GM Parts Catalog shows part number 1108400 which were used in a lot of cars with many different engines. The example I've seen of 1108400 has a cast iron nose so it would be grayish if left natural or possibly have some black overspray on it from the starter motor body. Later cars used alloy noses for automatics and cast iron for 4-speed cars so the automatic's had silver noses due to the alloy used. But I'm no expert when it comes to the 1969's nor an NCRS judge.
The GM Parts Catalog shows part number 1108400 which were used in a lot of cars with many different engines. The example I've seen of 1108400 has a cast iron nose so it would be grayish if left natural or possibly have some black overspray on it from the starter motor body. Later cars used alloy noses for automatics and cast iron for 4-speed cars so the automatic's had silver noses due to the alloy used. But I'm no expert when it comes to the 1969's nor an NCRS judge.
1108400 was a big block manual transmission starter.
Last edited by 62corvette; Sep 26, 2023 at 09:11 PM.
1108400 was a big block manual transmission starter.
Perhaps I misinterpreted the Parts Catalog? Here is my source. The 1108400 has "EXC. 427" which means "excludes" the 427 big blocks. There are no other entries in the list for a 1969 small block. Like I said, I'm no expert on 1969 cars. What part number would a 1969 small block starter be if not a 1108400?
According to the NCRS docs 1108338 is a 1969 small block Manual trans.
Book says that Manual cars and 427s with auto have starters with iron nose painted black.
Small bocks with Auto have starters with aluminum nose left natural.
Perhaps I misinterpreted the Parts Catalog? Here is my source. The 1108400 has "EXC. 427" which means "excludes" the 427 big blocks. There are no other entries in the list for a 1969 small block. Like I said, I'm no expert on 1969 cars. What part number would a 1969 small block starter be if not a 1108400?
You interpreted the parts book correctly, but it doesn’t reflect what happened on the line in St. Louis. Also, if you go farther down the page, you’ll see that the 8400 became a catchall replacement part. There are a fair number of 8400’s around, but correct 71 and earlier dates are reasonably tough.
