Doug's headers and mini-starters
I was at O ‘Reilly’s a while back when installing new headers on my dart. Had a Dakota mini starter and the fit was ultra tight.
Took the starter in to compare with what else they had. Pulled 2 Dakota starters out of boxes and both were a bit different than the one I had( and one was shorter by a bit than the other two)
Looking at the one I was using and the other two, I could see one would work.
Moral of the story, those starters come different, if the fit is tight or doesn’t work, do what I did. Another one might work.