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61K10 · 10-30-2013, 12:38 PM

will a bolt to the block mini starter work with the org bell housing? just wondering, as you never know what you are getting with a rebuilt.

AcampoDave · 10-30-2013, 11:49 PM

Mine did, even kinda got the metal covers to fit too.

McCoyAZ · 10-31-2013, 08:45 AM

The one I bought did not.

61K10 · 10-31-2013, 01:42 PM

McCoyAZ--why didn't it fit?

McCoyAZ · 10-31-2013, 09:19 PM

That's a good question It would not engage the flywheel It wouldn't line up with the teeth for some reason.

I quit messing with it altogether and went with a standard sized hi torque starter.

padresag · 10-31-2013, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by McCoyAZ

That's a good question It would not engage the flywheel It wouldn't line up with the teeth for some reason.

I quit messing with it altogether and went with a standard sized hi torque starter.

it may depend on which flywheel that you are using. there are 2 different ring gears
ron

61K10 · 11-01-2013, 02:58 PM

Ron i have the big 168t flywheel, just wanted to know if when bolted to the block the bell housing wouldn't interfere some way.

padresag · 11-01-2013, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 61K10

Ron i have the big 168t flywheel, just wanted to know if when bolted to the block the bell housing wouldn't interfere some way.

i don't know, but i would surmise that if the starter that is supposed to go with that ring gear bolted to the block and fit and worked, then there is no reason why the mini won't work. you may have to shim though for the proper toleranct
sorry can't help you beyond that. no one else had mentioned the 2 sizes of r/gears so i did
ron

**Captainfab** · 11-01-2013, 11:36 PM

I have never tried a mini starter with the original style bellhousing in these trucks. I do know that the typical block mounted starter will not work with this bellhousing. The starter nose hits inside the bellhousing. Why not just get the correct starter for the bellhousing?

61K10 · 11-02-2013, 12:22 PM

thanks Captain thats what i wanted to know, but a mini without the nose should work. do you know of anybody that makes a new org style starter? best rebuilt?

Snailed · 11-02-2013, 03:02 PM

The mini starters fit fine with the old truck bell housing on mine. There is nothing on those starters that sticks behind the front plane of the ring gear. I have a Powermaster 9600 on mine and have also temporarily fit a 9000 which is a Hitachi style I believe.

10-30-2013, 12:38 PM	#1
61K10 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: pleasant valley--placerville ca Posts: 3,039	mini starter with old bellhousing will a bolt to the block mini starter work with the org bell housing? just wondering, as you never know what you are getting with a rebuilt. __________________ 1961 chevy K10 my build is------------61K10 build

10-30-2013, 11:49 PM	#2
AcampoDave Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: central California Posts: 2,774	Re: mini starter with old bellhousing Mine did, even kinda got the metal covers to fit too. Last edited by AcampoDave; 10-31-2013 at 12:01 AM.

10-31-2013, 08:45 AM	#3
McCoyAZ Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Kingman, AZ Posts: 1,574	Re: mini starter with old bellhousing The one I bought did not. __________________ http://s994.photobucket.com/albums/af62/ScottAz2/

10-31-2013, 01:42 PM	#4
61K10 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: pleasant valley--placerville ca Posts: 3,039	Re: mini starter with old bellhousing McCoyAZ--why didn't it fit? __________________ 1961 chevy K10 my build is------------61K10 build

10-31-2013, 09:19 PM	#5
McCoyAZ Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Kingman, AZ Posts: 1,574	Re: mini starter with old bellhousing That's a good question It would not engage the flywheel It wouldn't line up with the teeth for some reason. I quit messing with it altogether and went with a standard sized hi torque starter. __________________ http://s994.photobucket.com/albums/af62/ScottAz2/

11-01-2013, 02:58 PM	#7
61K10 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: pleasant valley--placerville ca Posts: 3,039	Re: mini starter with old bellhousing Ron i have the big 168t flywheel, just wanted to know if when bolted to the block the bell housing wouldn't interfere some way. __________________ 1961 chevy K10 my build is------------61K10 build

11-01-2013, 11:36 PM	#9
Captainfab 60-66 Nut Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Posts: 23,252	Re: mini starter with old bellhousing I have never tried a mini starter with the original style bellhousing in these trucks. I do know that the typical block mounted starter will not work with this bellhousing. The starter nose hits inside the bellhousing. Why not just get the correct starter for the bellhousing? __________________ Power Steering Box Adapter Plates For Sale HERE Power Brake Booster Adapter Brackets For Sale '63-'66 HERE and '67-'72 HERE and '60-'62 HERE and "60-'62 with clutch HERE Rear Disc Brake Brackets For Sale. Impala SS calipers HERE Camaro Calipers HERE D52 Calipers HERE 6 Lug HERE Hydroboost Mounting Plates HERE

11-02-2013, 12:22 PM	#10
61K10 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: pleasant valley--placerville ca Posts: 3,039	Re: mini starter with old bellhousing thanks Captain thats what i wanted to know, but a mini without the nose should work. do you know of anybody that makes a new org style starter? best rebuilt? __________________ 1961 chevy K10 my build is------------61K10 build

11-02-2013, 03:02 PM	#11
Snailed Registered User Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Portland, Maine Posts: 219	Re: mini starter with old bellhousing The mini starters fit fine with the old truck bell housing on mine. There is nothing on those starters that sticks behind the front plane of the ring gear. I have a Powermaster 9600 on mine and have also temporarily fit a 9000 which is a Hitachi style I believe. __________________ Daily Driver '66 C10 Fleetside Short Bed - LS swap - 4L80E - Accuair eLevel



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