Help! Starter is fried!
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 2,940
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From: Chesapeake VA
When I put headers on my 86' I switched to a generic mini starter. It was never right regardless of how I, or the 2 mechanics I took it to, shimmed it.
I finally gave up and put on a 1988 corvette starter (1st year of the factory mini starter) from NAPA. No shimming needed and it worked smoothly (though the hotter it gets the slower it cranks, I need to put a heat shield on the thing). I did have to pull ALL of the slack out of the positive wire and bend the 90-degree angle that attaches to the starter to about 45-degrees to make it fit properly, but I did not have to replace the cable.
I finally gave up and put on a 1988 corvette starter (1st year of the factory mini starter) from NAPA. No shimming needed and it worked smoothly (though the hotter it gets the slower it cranks, I need to put a heat shield on the thing). I did have to pull ALL of the slack out of the positive wire and bend the 90-degree angle that attaches to the starter to about 45-degrees to make it fit properly, but I did not have to replace the cable.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,202
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From: MD
I also had to route my cable under everything for every bit of slack and bend the end flat, but mine also fit without additional cable. I keep meaning to add a couple inches for slack, but I never got around to it.
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Team Owner
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 24,460
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From: sw Ohio
When I put headers on my 86' I switched to a generic mini starter. It was never right regardless of how I, or the 2 mechanics I took it to, shimmed it.
I finally gave up and put on a 1988 corvette starter (1st year of the factory mini starter) from NAPA. No shimming needed and it worked smoothly (though the hotter it gets the slower it cranks, I need to put a heat shield on the thing). I did have to pull ALL of the slack out of the positive wire and bend the 90-degree angle that attaches to the starter to about 45-degrees to make it fit properly, but I did not have to replace the cable.
I finally gave up and put on a 1988 corvette starter (1st year of the factory mini starter) from NAPA. No shimming needed and it worked smoothly (though the hotter it gets the slower it cranks, I need to put a heat shield on the thing). I did have to pull ALL of the slack out of the positive wire and bend the 90-degree angle that attaches to the starter to about 45-degrees to make it fit properly, but I did not have to replace the cable.
and yes I have a heat shield wrap to put on it and some for the wires too.
Try Summit Racing www.summitracing.com ,they are in Ohio, close to Akron so delivery generally takes one day.
