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plumbcut · 04-23-2004, 01:49 AM

Take a look. Anyone notice anything special about it?

plumbcut · 04-23-2004, 01:50 AM

last pic......

MylilBowTie · 04-23-2004, 02:02 AM

Looks like a starter to me.

plumbcut · 04-23-2004, 02:08 AM

Look again.

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keep looking. Will take a real die hard GM boy to call it...

pc

ocbaud · 04-23-2004, 02:10 AM

heres my starter:
http://www.ocbaud.com/pictures/engine/starter.JPG

it looks like a starter. both of them do???

DrMaserati · 04-23-2004, 02:17 AM

Well ........ It looks like either the solenoid is shorter than normal, or the motor is longer than normal. Or both.

JP

MylilBowTie · 04-23-2004, 02:18 AM

I give up lol. Are you hinting toward the bolt pattern? Or the hole in the bell housing of the starter?

I just noticed the body of the starter looks a little like a bottle.

TIMSPEED · 04-23-2004, 02:40 AM

It's made in California?

plumbcut · 04-23-2004, 02:43 AM

getting warmer.......

MylilBowTie · 04-23-2004, 02:54 AM

Made in America??

TIMSPEED · 04-23-2004, 02:56 AM

It was REBUILT in Escondido, which is basically San Diego.

85Silverado · 04-23-2004, 02:56 AM

its not in your truck! lol

plumbcut · 04-23-2004, 02:58 AM

Come on guys... It has nothing to do with where its made.. Theres a certain GM part on there that you dont typically find on most starters, especially on the rounded line trucks..

pc

TIMSPEED · 04-23-2004, 03:07 AM

It has a terminal on the solenoid, that they stopped using when they went to HEI?

DOOBZ · 04-23-2004, 03:28 AM

I would say its the longer bolt that goes from the solenoid to the nose of the starter. Which identifies it as a high torque starter.Correct? Maybe?

TIMSPEED · 04-23-2004, 03:31 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by DOOBZ
I would say its the longer bolt that goes from the solenoid to the nose of the starter. Which identifies it as a high torque starter.

Hmm..My starter I got from Kragen's has that aswell..didn't know that denoted it as a High Torque...

apstguy · 04-23-2004, 03:38 AM

It's shiny?

Tom · 04-23-2004, 05:32 AM

somthing about the solenoid cap.....

**N2TRUX** · 04-23-2004, 09:22 AM

Ok we give up. How about a hint? How about just tell us why it's special.

This is NOT my starter-

bigblock73 · 04-23-2004, 09:56 AM

is it the stud mounted on the starter itself? Also, hard to tell in the pic, but the solonoid cap appears to be black...most were brown. I have heard that different colored caps meant different things...maybe black is a higher torque rating?

Either way, why not just tell us. After all, its only a starter.

plumbcut · 04-23-2004, 10:29 AM

It has a cast iron nose cone

I had this custom built to cure my starter shimming / gear mesh problems.. the cast iron nose cones from the late 60's or so were cut a little differently and cure the problem of the crappily machined engines of the '70s like my small block 400...

pc

LOHRTBT · 04-23-2004, 10:51 AM

OMG!! All that for THAT?? hahahahahah

oldraven · 04-23-2004, 11:11 AM

glad I read this thread...... :|

plumbcut · 04-23-2004, 08:33 PM

when was the last time YOU saw a cast iron nose cone?

they are getting very rare.........

pc

ezmaggie · 04-25-2004, 01:32 AM

If it is installed in your truck ...I don't see any starter bolts or wires atached to the solenoid.. other han that mine are silver in color rather than brass colored and brown! Gotta look again!!!

04-23-2004, 01:49 AM	#1
plumbcut california fill Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sunny So-Cal Posts: 694	take a peek at my new starter... Take a look. Anyone notice anything special about it?

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MylilBowTie Right turn Clyde Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 2,911	Looks like a starter to me. __________________ 1974 C25 LWB: 454 4bbl Carb / TH400 / 3.73 1992 Camaro RS 305 TBI

04-23-2004, 02:17 AM	#6
DrMaserati Village Curmudgeon Join Date: May 2003 Location: Salem, OR Posts: 75	Well ........ It looks like either the solenoid is shorter than normal, or the motor is longer than normal. Or both. JP __________________ 78 Chevy K30 duallie, 454, TH400 78 IH Scout II, 4X4, 345, 727TF 76 IH Scout II, 4X4, 345, 727TF 65 IH 1200C pickup, 4X4, 345, 4 spd 48 IH KB-8-F, RD-450, 5 spd, 35,000 GVW (a REAL truck) "Life is too short to drink cheap beer." Harry S. Truman

04-23-2004, 02:18 AM	#7
MylilBowTie Right turn Clyde Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 2,911	I give up lol. Are you hinting toward the bolt pattern? Or the hole in the bell housing of the starter? I just noticed the body of the starter looks a little like a bottle. __________________ 1974 C25 LWB: 454 4bbl Carb / TH400 / 3.73 1992 Camaro RS 305 TBI

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TIMSPEED Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 1,321	It's made in California? __________________ I have a few cars... See Them Here

04-23-2004, 01:50 AM	#2
plumbcut california fill Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sunny So-Cal Posts: 694	last pic......

04-23-2004, 02:08 AM	#4
plumbcut california fill Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sunny So-Cal Posts: 694	Look again. ..................... .................................... keep looking. Will take a real die hard GM boy to call it... pc

04-23-2004, 02:10 AM	#5
ocbaud Garage Queen Material Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: USA Posts: 4,129	heres my starter: http://www.ocbaud.com/pictures/engine/starter.JPG it looks like a starter. both of them do???

04-23-2004, 02:43 AM	#9
plumbcut california fill Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sunny So-Cal Posts: 694	getting warmer.......

04-23-2004, 02:54 AM	#10
MylilBowTie Right turn Clyde Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 2,911	Made in America?? __________________ 1974 C25 LWB: 454 4bbl Carb / TH400 / 3.73 1992 Camaro RS 305 TBI

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TIMSPEED Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 1,321	It was REBUILT in Escondido, which is basically San Diego. __________________ I have a few cars... See Them Here

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04-23-2004, 02:58 AM	#13
plumbcut california fill Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sunny So-Cal Posts: 694	Come on guys... It has nothing to do with where its made.. Theres a certain GM part on there that you dont typically find on most starters, especially on the rounded line trucks.. pc

04-23-2004, 03:07 AM	#14
TIMSPEED Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 1,321	It has a terminal on the solenoid, that they stopped using when they went to HEI? __________________ I have a few cars... See Them Here

04-23-2004, 03:28 AM	#15
DOOBZ Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: RedWing Mn Posts: 24	I would say its the longer bolt that goes from the solenoid to the nose of the starter. Which identifies it as a high torque starter.Correct? Maybe? __________________ 85 short, bags,4-link and sway bars



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bigblock73 yeller Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 13,826	is it the stud mounted on the starter itself? Also, hard to tell in the pic, but the solonoid cap appears to be black...most were brown. I have heard that different colored caps meant different things...maybe black is a higher torque rating? Either way, why not just tell us. After all, its only a starter. __________________ Jeff 73-87.com 73-87.com Facebook page 73-87 cab corner 6x9 speaker brackets for sale 67-72 cab corner speaker brackets for sale 47-54 cab corner speaker brackets for sale

04-23-2004, 10:29 AM	#21
plumbcut california fill Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sunny So-Cal Posts: 694	It has a cast iron nose cone I had this custom built to cure my starter shimming / gear mesh problems.. the cast iron nose cones from the late 60's or so were cut a little differently and cure the problem of the crappily machined engines of the '70s like my small block 400... pc

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plumbcut california fill Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sunny So-Cal Posts: 694	when was the last time YOU saw a cast iron nose cone? they are getting very rare......... pc

04-25-2004, 01:32 AM	#25
ezmaggie Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New River, Arizona Posts: 57	If it is installed in your truck ...I don't see any starter bolts or wires atached to the solenoid.. other han that mine are silver in color rather than brass colored and brown! Gotta look again!!! __________________ Blazn' in the sun!

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