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05-17-2022, 08:05 PM | #1 |
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53 starter motor question
I inherited a 37 Ford pickup from my father. It has a 53 8BA engine, 5 speed transmission and open drive shaft conversion. It has been converted to 12 Volt electrical. The starter has been having bendix issues since Dad first got it. I've put two on it in 5000 miles since I've had it. When I got it, there was no support bracket at the rear of the starter motor, do I bought one. When I went to install it, the hole in the bracket was about an inch away from the oil pan bolt hole it should have bolted to. I also noticed that the face of the counterweight /collar on the bendix gear that faces the flywheel looked like it had been rubbing on the flywheel and it sure sounds like it does when cranking. The starter motor isn't original. Is it possible that there are two different length starters and I have a starter motor that has too short a shaft and body? If so, what is the correct motor and where can I get one?
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05-17-2022, 09:16 PM | #2 |
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Re: 53 starter motor question
Might you have a 6V starter?
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05-17-2022, 09:36 PM | #3 |
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05-18-2022, 10:37 AM | #4 |
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Re: 53 starter motor question
Call early ford parts/ 3rd gen auto, they got what you need, good prices.
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05-18-2022, 01:45 PM | #5 |
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Re: 53 starter motor question
I've got an 8ba in my '39 p/u converted to 12 volts. For a while I was using a Power Gen 12 volt starter with an original style Bendix. The case was shorter than a stock starter so the bracket from the starter to the oil pan bolt wouldn't work. All in all the starter was a complete POS and it finally self destructed. I replaced it with a stock type 12 volt starter from Joe's Antique Auto. The new starters all seem to come with the new style enclosed Bendix which is a real PITA to install in an 8ba. Joe substituted an original style made in USA Bendix in place of the enclosed style and only charged me for the difference in price between the 2 Bendix's. Van Pelts also sells a 12 volt starter with the original style Bendix. One other thought. Are you sure you have the correct starter plate?
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05-18-2022, 10:07 PM | #6 |
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Re: 53 starter motor question
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Either starter will work on 12 volts without being converted to 12 volts. Until you can determine what parts you have and are attempting to make work, all you really have is a guessing game.
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