<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"/><title></title></head><body><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none">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.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none">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.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none">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.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none">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.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px;">Datum: 2021-06-06T19:35:06+0200</p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">Von: "simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com" <simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px;">The modern starter certainly does turn faster, however the engine usually does not noticeably although it will sound like it does.</p>
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<li style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;">Leaving out the maths & ratios etc, it seems plain to me that, if the starter turns faster, then so must the engine….?.</li>
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<p style="margin: 0px;">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!!!!</p>
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<li style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;">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.</li>
<li style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;">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.)</li>
<li style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;">Apart from that, it’s worked faultlessly for the last – I forget precisely – 4 years.</li>
<li style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;">Isn’t there some lore that BJ8s’ big SUs benefit from a faster starter? More fuel being sucked in to faster moving pistons……</li>
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