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Bacon slicer alternative ? - Ralf Pickel - 22-02-2020
Since the bacon slicer in our car is always a source of regular trouble, would it be possible, as they write, to exchange one with this :
Hight torque starter.
I guess one would have to source the later starter housing ?
Thank you for any advice !
Ralf
RE: Bacon slicer alternative ? - Steve Jones - 22-02-2020
Yes you can, Ralf. A common modification but only with a three speed gearbox if your engine has the starter motor in the cockpit. You do need to use the later starter housing. If I have a criticism it's only that they don't 'look' right but most of those I know are in competition cars so that's academic.
Steve
RE: Bacon slicer alternative ? - Ralf Pickel - 22-02-2020
Steve - thank you for the quick reply.
I wouldn´t mind the look if I could get rid of the bacon slicer... :-)
So I would have to source the later housing - anyone having one collecting dust ?
Ralf
RE: Bacon slicer alternative ? - Charles P - 22-02-2020
And if you're feeling like a proper engineer you can bypass the expensive new starter and adapt one from a Rover 75 V6.
Charles
RE: Bacon slicer alternative ? - Ralf Pickel - 22-02-2020
Did not now about that possibility - they are a bit rare around here ! ;-)
But could go that way, but still will need to find that later housing.
RE: Bacon slicer alternative ? - Charles Levien - 23-02-2020
(22-02-2020, 04:20 PM)Ralf Pickel Wrote: Since the bacon slicer in our car is always a source of regular trouble, would it be possible, as they write, to exchange one with this :
Hight torque starter.
I guess one would have to source the later starter housing ?
Thank you for any advice !
Ralf
12 volts only - is that an issue?
RE: Bacon slicer alternative ? - Ralf Pickel - 23-02-2020
No - car is already on 12V.
Ralf