[Healeys] British Parts Northwest starter

[Roger Grace]

mmm .... I wonder how one of these gear reduction starters would handle a
1st or rev. gear emergency car moving situation ? !
rg

On Sat, Jul 25, 2026 at 9:12 AM Harold Manifold <manifold at telus.net> wrote:

> Hello Dave,
>
> I fitted a Denso gear reduction from British Parts Northwest about 4 years
> ago. It has been trouble free so far. I have two OEM Lucas starters; both
> require significant rebuilding. The OEM starters need new field windings
> which was quite costly. One day I will have the Lucas starters rebuilt but
> the new gear reduction starter cost less than the rebuild.
>
> Harold
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 25, 2026 at 6:34 AM Michael Salter <michael.salter at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> And, further to Simon's experience, I can say that I have always been
>> able to make an original Lucas starter work perfectly satisfactorily and
>> never found the need to install a gear reduction starter other than on
>> AHX12 and that was in the interests of weight reduction.
>> Just sayin' 😊
>>
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>> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Simon
>> Lachlan via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
>> *Sent:* Saturday, 25 July 2026 08:02:47
>> *To:* 'dmasucci' <dmasucci at charter.net>; healeys at autox.team.net <
>> healeys at autox.team.net>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] British Parts Northwest starter
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>> Can’t comment as to quality or price. I’d only say that I fitted a WOSP
>> unit some years back and, so far, it’s been trouble free and, most
>> important, very effective.
>>
>> Simon
>>
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>> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *dmasucci
>> via Healeys
>> *Sent:* 25 July 2026 12:48
>> *To:* healeys at autox.team.net
>> *Subject:* [Healeys] British Parts Northwest starter
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>> Hi All,
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>> I've decided to replace my BJ8 starter with a gear reduction starter from
>> British Parts Nortwest. The part number is: 16131AHD
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>> Are there any opinions or experiences from anyone on the list as to
>> whether this is a good choice?
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>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> Dave Masucci
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