High torque starters and heat exchanger ducting

[tdskip]

Hi guys - so I got the new high torque starter from our hosts connected and all is well there. In doing that however I realized that the ducting for the passenger side heat exchanger to cabin is going to be hard to fit.

The new starter is shaped differently than the old one and it would seem to preclude getting the hose on properly without the hose having such a kink that airflow would be marginal.



Anyone else deal with this? Ideas?

Thanks guys.

[JAR0023]

Went through this earlier in the summer. Actually the first real project after buying my 86. Now that you have it all mounted you need to pull the starter and re-clock it. There are four sets of mounting holes in the plate the mounts the actual starter to the trans.

IIRC I ended up with mine clocked one over from the most vertical position. In your picture looking from the front of the car, turn the unit clockwise so that the actual motor (white) is more on top of than beside the gear reduction unit.

I ended up with just enough clearance for the heater piping and about an inch and a half between the starter motor and the rear suspension bulkhead. I was worried about the starter being too close to the bulkhead above it. I asked here and was told it would be fine, and it has been for about 10k miles now.

-J

ETA You know, I may have to eat my words. I just looked at the photo again and you are already pretty close to the suspension crossmember with the starter in it's current position. Hard to tell from the photo.

[tdskip]

Hi J - thanks for the fast response.

Let me get her back up in the air to see how much clearance I actually have, but clocking the starter is a good idea.

[zippy_gg]

This "issue" was brought up in the reviews from buyers of that starter motor...
Pelican Parts - Product Information: PEL-GE-STHT
Easy to resolve too!

[tdskip]

Thanks Gilles (and Kathy), now that it is installed I remember seeing those reviews and the need to clock the starter. Too much of a gap between my ordering and installing - ha!

[NeedSpace]

Hey, thanks for this. I did mine today...after installing it the first time I saw this post, now I am ready to fix it. THANKS!
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