DeTomaso Mailing List: July 97, Message #78
     



From: JDeRyke@aol.com

Subject: Re: hi torque starters ?

Date: Fri, 4 Jul 1997 17:13:29 -0400 (EDT)



As I mentioned earlier, my gear drive starter from McLeod has worked well for

5 or 6 yrs. You do need the "automatic" spacer to make them fit. And because

of the 3/4" thick spacer, you can't just throw in a gear drive starter. The

stock Pantera starter is held by a nut on a stud (outside) and a bolt (near

the pan). Both will be too short with the required spacer. And you can't

easily use a bolt where the stud used to be. You may need to make your own

stud out of a metric bolt of the proper length, as I did. I got one of the

1st sold, so wasn't surprised when I found the solenoid was 'clocked' into

the casting number pad on the 351C block. A few minutes with a die grinder

fixed that. Gear-drives are 5-1/2 lbs lighter which makes bench-pressing the

things into place a bit easier, though.... J DeRyke



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