Lou,
I wrestled with my decision... mainly due to the fact that I feared the new
starter would look out of place. But after getting it installed, it really
isn't that noticeable at all. As someone else here stated (Randall?), it
does sound a lot different starting the car up (for one thing, in my case,
the car actually starts now! <g>)
The price difference is really not that great. The best price I could find
for a rebuilt TR4 starter was $110. The gear reduction starter cost me
$178, plus I could probably sell my old starter on eBay and make up a little
of the difference. Time will tell regarding it longevity... I admit, that
if my TR4 starter was original, it did quite well to last 40 years.
Kurtis J.
Russellville, Arkansas
1963 TR4
CT19389L
www.geocities.com/tr4_1963
> Rather disappointed that there was not given a solution to any one
> interested in originality. The gear reduction starters may work well but
> they look terribly out of place. I would hope that the original starter
> could be professionally rebuilt for less than the $300 for the gear
> reduction type. I am always amazed when some one extolls how great a new
> and "modern" replacement is over the 40 year old unit that had never been
> rebuilt. Can only wonder if it will hold up even half as long as the
> original.
>
> Lou Metelko
> Auburn, Indiana
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