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Re: starter replacement 58 3A

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Subject: Re: starter replacement 58 3A
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 14:17:30 -0700
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Richard Alexander wrote:

>...Apparently my car (and
>yours) have the later starter and ring gear that were not supposed to be
>on the cars until about TS50000... However, I suspect the former as many
>"later" early vintage 3A's like yours and mine have this change before
>the 50000 commission number.
>
FWIW, I think my TR3A was built on the last day of pre-50001 production 
(April 15, 1959).  It has the 'bomb' or 'bullet nose' starter.  Given 
the other mods that had to go with this change (bell housing, tunnel, 
dipstick, flywheel) I don't see them switching back and forth willy-nilly.

Geo Hahn
59 TR3A
Mt Lemmon, AZ

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