<<When I went to pick up the flywheel, the shop had a 4-synchro
OD tranny sitting on the floor, so I took that instead (plus a different
flywheel, backplate and starter). Haven't had any problems since with the
late model starter. >>
The pre-engaged later starter is better, and I believe has a higher torque
than the old style used on the on synch gear box, and you won't be gradually
grinding teeth of the ring gear (a pain in a race engine where you have spent
good money getting a zero balance and immediately start to unbalance it when
you run it).
As I much prefer the early non synch close ratio gear box for racing, in my
A, I craftily grafted a later pre-engaged starter to that, to get the best of
both worlds. If you have an A, though, be warned that the later B starter
won't do it - the solenoid fouls the frame.
Bill S.
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