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Mini Starter
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 05 2:46 pm
by Anonymous
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 88295&rd=1
These have been advertised a number of times - anyone bought one ?
If so, anything to watch out for installation wise ?
Cheers
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 05 3:10 pm
by Anonymous
Mark,
I have one and recommend it highly. Nice and compact with powerfull kick to it. Spun my engine over really nicely every time.
Installation-wise, extremely easy to fit - except if you have tubular headers. I have Hedmans on mine, and you have to take the header off to get the starter in, but you have to offer the starter to its apperture whilst raising the header into place, you cant fit one before the other as the space is so tight. If you have cart manifolds its a wlak in the park.
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 05 3:14 pm
by Dave-R
You also might need to put a small dent in one header tube. You have to remove the terminal extension bit on the top and I found I had to shorten the main terminal as well as it was so close to the block I couldn't get the nut on/off.
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 05 3:18 pm
by Kev
Mine came yesterday, although it don't look that mini to me? Well packaged, no problems.
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 05 3:49 pm
by Kev
Is THIS a mini-starter?
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 05 3:50 pm
by Anonymous
Well remembered Dave,
Mark, the dent is a must. When RPM fitted mine whilst it was in for an MOT< they carefully and surgucally installed the dent (sarcastic B'stard) and put a little exhaust wrap round the dent, and wired it to the runner to hold it in place. This affords a little protection to the starter from the heat
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 05 3:51 pm
by Anonymous
Yes Kevin, it is. Have some sweets.
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 05 4:08 pm
by Jon
Get some TTI's
2" primaries and no dent 8)
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 05 8:11 pm
by Anonymous
Thank you Gentlemen !
(my kids tell me i'm waaay too stressed when I come home from work so i've turned over a new leaf - and 3 cans of Stella
)
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 05 8:12 pm
by Anonymous
p.s Alcohol is not the answer
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 05 8:30 pm
by Dave-R
HOLD ON FOLKS!
It looks to me that not all mini starters are created equal!
Check out Kevs compared to mine. Mine is shorter.
(jokes aside)
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 05 8:37 pm
by Dave-R
Here were the fit issues with mine.
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 05 9:38 pm
by Anonymous
I've fitted one too. Well worth the money. I struggled abit too with terminal nut but got there in the end.
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 05 9:48 pm
by Dave-R
The longer one like Kev's might fit better looking at it because the terminal would be next to the core plug and the potrusion that hits the header would be more out of the way....maybe?
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 05 12:50 am
by Kev
Hmmmmmm,,,,,,