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PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:28 am    Post subject: starter compatibility Reply with quote

Hey Guys,

Looking to find out which years starters are interchangeable with others., and if there are differences between automatic transmission starters and manual as well.

In particular, wondering of a 1972 manual tranny starter will work with a 1976 auto tranny (yeah, reaching, i bet) im trying to help a guy troubleshoot his bus.

thanks!
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The manual transmission starters will not work on an automatic transmission setup.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I believe all the manual starters are interchangable up until around 1975ish when the 091 transmission was born. Starters used on 091's have a longer reach because the bell housing is deeper. If you install the earlier starter it will just spin and never engage the flywheel. I believe that auto starters will work on manuals but not the other way around.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 4:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

aeromech wrote:
I believe all the manual starters are interchangable up until around 1975ish when the 091 transmission was born. Starters used on 091's have a longer reach because the bell housing is deeper. If you install the earlier starter it will just spin and never engage the flywheel. I believe that auto starters will work on manuals but not the other way around.


The auto starter will only work on the earlier manual transmissions. Once they used the deeper bellhousing one needs a longer starter drive so the automatic will not work.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 4:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

As I recall years ago thay sold a hi-torque starter (sr17x) for bugs and bus's and it looked or was a auto starter. I wounder if thay realy were more powerful.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 4:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wildthings wrote:
aeromech wrote:
I believe all the manual starters are interchangable up until around 1975ish when the 091 transmission was born. Starters used on 091's have a longer reach because the bell housing is deeper. If you install the earlier starter it will just spin and never engage the flywheel. I believe that auto starters will work on manuals but not the other way around.


The auto starter will only work on the earlier manual transmissions. Once they used the deeper bellhousing one needs a longer starter drive so the automatic will not work.


Even though I didn't directly say it I meant that an auto starter for late year bus (say 1978) would work on a manual 091. Just to clarify.
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