Need Starter Info
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From: Inver Grove Minnesota
Need Starter Info
As some of you may know I am switching to a 4 speed from my auto. I heard something about having to switch out the starters. Does this have to do with the nose cone on it? If that is the case can I have someone press a new one on or do I need to get a new starter?
Le Mans Master
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From: Little Rock AR
The nose cone is the main difference in the 2 starters. The starter brace will also need to be changed if you do swap noses. Easy swap as I have done this a few times. Try a starter/alternator place for a nose cone if you do not already have one. If that does not work I have purchased inexpensive rebuilt starters just for the parts in the past.
-Mark.
-Mark.
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Drifting
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Here's my web page devoted to my auto to manual swap:
http://corvette.canney.net/transmission/index.html
It's not as 'how to' as I wanted it to be, but will give you an idea. No jokes about the old guy in the pictures..............
Race Director
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From: Taylor Michigan
as I recall, the teeth of the flexplate sit closer to the engine than the teeth of the flywheel. So its more than # of teeth. My starter was $70.
Here's my web page devoted to my auto to manual swap:
http://corvette.canney.net/transmission/index.html
It's not as 'how to' as I wanted it to be, but will give you an idea. No jokes about the old guy in the pictures..............
Here's my web page devoted to my auto to manual swap:
http://corvette.canney.net/transmission/index.html
It's not as 'how to' as I wanted it to be, but will give you an idea. No jokes about the old guy in the pictures..............
Drifting
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I dont know how you got that starter to work. It`s actually a HD {heavy duty} 396/427 starter. The correct application would be the aluminum staggered nose starter. This also raises the application of the late model permanent magnet starter that is a light weight direct fit metric starter You would need the bolts too for this to be complete.
who am i to question if it will work now?
Drifting
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you "may" have to buy a secondlong bolt that goes straight up through the starter into the block. As I recall, the automatic in mine had 1 short, 1 long. Where the standard version had 2 long. (see post above)
Le Mans Master
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From: Little Rock AR
I dont know how you got that starter to work. It`s actually a HD {heavy duty} 396/427 starter. The correct application would be the aluminum staggered nose starter. This also raises the application of the late model permanent magnet starter that is a light weight direct fit metric starter You would need the bolts too for this to be complete.
Who knows, maybe this is just another one of those brain farts I have been having lately.
-Mark.