[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
 
 
 
 
 
-----Original-Nachricht-----
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
 

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://autox.team.net/pipermail/healeys/attachments/20210606/347688b1/attachment.htm>


More information about the Healeys mailing list