[Healeys] Gear reduction starter installation saga continues

[Len and/or Marge Hartnett]

Jorge:  I can't go look at this time and I put the starter in quite a while 
ago but as I recall, the bolt head is thinner than the nut so I just turned 
things around and put the bottom bolt in from the front.

(The Other) Len
Vacaville, CA, USA
1967 AH 3000 MkIII, HBJ8L39031


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jorge Garcia" <fortee9er at yahoo.com>
To: "Austin Healey" <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 5:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Gear reduction starter installation saga continues


>I spent the afternoon tinkering with the starter and got it clocked so that 
>it cleared the passenger toe box and the engine block. The top bolt no 
>problem but the bottom bolt not so good there is very little room for the 
>nut to fit between the starter motor and and the mounting tab. I should 
>clarify that the nut will just fit but not the nut and the lock washer. I 
>am thinking of finding a thinner nut that will fit with the lock washer. 
>Any ideas suggestions would be greatly apprciated.
> Jorge Garcia
> 1965 BJ8