440 Starter Opinion
Well my plans changed. I left my phone there last night so I can't show the pics yet but last year I grabbed a starter at the pick and pull for $20 . I took the starter out of my Ragtop and installed to make sure it works. It's been in there ever since. Well last night I dug out the other starter and found it to be about 3/4" longer in both Soleniod and starter winding area than the New and the bad starter so I must assume it would crank stronger ? I know when I 1st started my Ragtop after rebuild I almost thought I messed up timing setting as it cranked so dam fast like there was no compression. Car fired right up though and Compression is 160 PSI. Can't find a # on it just the area where ther used to be a lable. I know I got it off a late 80's 318 pickup. I found this pic I took I'm not sure if it's the longer starter before I painted it.
I bolted it in but need to make up a jumper wire to connect both Terminals as I'm using a Ford relay with my Trunk mount battery set up.
Well my plans changed. I left my phone there last night so I can't show the pics yet but last year I grabbed a starter at the pick and pull for $20 . I took the starter out of my Ragtop and installed to make sure it works. It's been in there ever since. Well last night I dug out the other starter and found it to be about 3/4" longer in both Soleniod and starter winding area than the New and the bad starter so I must assume it would crank stronger ? I know when I 1st started my Ragtop after rebuild I almost thought I messed up timing setting as it cranked so dam fast like there was no compression. Car fired right up though and Compression is 160 PSI. Can't find a # on it just the area where ther used to be a lable. I know I got it off a late 80's 318 pickup. I found this pic I took I'm not sure if it's the longer starter before I painted it.
I bolted it in but need to make up a jumper wire to connect both Terminals as I'm using a Ford relay with my Trunk mount battery set up.
