[Healeys] air ducting kit
josef-eckert at t-online.de
josef-eckert at t-online.de
Sun Jun 6 12:28:42 MDT 2021
I have to say I am responsible for all electrics at one of the big parts
suppliers here in Europe for classic british cars. I have to check all
customer complains with all electrical parts.
The company I am working for sells gear reduction starters not only for
Austin-Healeys, but also for all other marques like Triumphs, MGs, Jaguars,
etc.
I have to deal with many customer complains regarding gear reduction
starters. Some do not gear in correctly (gear in from the werong side and
damage the gears), but mainly they have a very poor reliabilty. Most gear
in, but do not turn any more or lost power. My recommendation to all
customers, Have your old original unit repaired.
Perhaps in the US your gear reduction starters are of better quality. But
here in Europe I can only say, stay away from gear reduction starter
motors.
Josef Eckert
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Betreff: Re: [Healeys] air ducting kit
Datum: 2021-06-06T19:35:06+0200
Von: "simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com"
<simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com>
The modern starter certainly does turn faster, however the engine usually
does not noticeably although it will sound like it does.
* Leaving out the maths & ratios etc, it seems plain to me that, if the
starter turns faster, then so must the engine….?.
It may turn over the engine faster then the old tired starter did but that
is not a good comparison. You have to compare to as new starters!!!!
* That makes sense. My original worked well. I put in new brushes
etcetc as a precaution before a long trip, it being only about 3
years out of the box. Anyhow, fast as it was, it was very much slower
than its WOSP replacement.
* I’d say that one of the disadvantages is that starting my BT7 now
sounds like starting a Toyota bread van. (Not that you have to listen
for long.)
* Apart from that, it’s worked faultlessly for the last – I forget
precisely – 4 years.
* Isn’t there some lore that BJ8s’ big SUs benefit from a faster
starter? More fuel being sucked in to faster moving pistons……
Simon
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