I think they recommend the short starter for headers. I just got one for 71
with free shiping off Ebay. It's a better starter and esasy to remove if you
need to
Linda
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On Feb 18, 2012, at 12:11 PM, Bill Oakes <boakes@gmail.com> wrote:
> Here we go, another one step forward and two steps back.
>
> My '68 Roadster project continues to crawl (I bought it in parts, engine
> out, etc.)
>
> It came with a stock exhaust manifold and a nice looking header, so I went
> the route of the header, or course. I put the starter on, but couldn't get
> the downside of the header to fit through, so I removed the starter. With
> the header installed, you guessed it, the starter won't fit. The
> front-facing end of the starter rubs up against the rear downtube of the
> header. See pix:
>
>
https://plus.google.com/photos/115762868286085496736/albums/57105678655421288
01?authkey=CLHDuf7-uJWdfg
>
> (let me know if you can't get to these pix, I'm using Google photo albums
> and they've changed some things around)
>
> It's not off by much, probably a well placed dent into the downtube would
> make it fit. But will that lead to heat issues on the starter?
>
> Does anyone have this set up?
>
> thanks
> Bill Oakes
> Libertyville, IL
> '68 SRL 2000 Solex (project)
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