Greg,
I can't speak specifically for the 6 cyl. engines, but reduction gear
starters (a la the finer Japanese brands) are available to replace the
Lucas starters on Lotus cars, from RD Enterprises, in Quakertown PA.
Pricey, as I recall. Email me off-list if you want the contact info (hey, I
don't make no commission etc.)
There are a lot of things to check first: connections, grounds, etc. Have
you had the existing starter tested at an auto electric shop?
Atwell Haines
'79 Spitfire
Succasunna, NJ USA
At 11:21 PM 5/24/99 -0700, Greg Adams wrote:
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>Usually I just lurk, BUT.....
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>I have a 68 (or so) spit6, with 6 into 1 headers which are routed between
>the engine and the inside frame rail. They run so close to the starter that
>one of the tubes actually has an (intentional) dent in it to clearance the
>bearing cap on the end of the starter. The starter doesn't crank very fast
>when the engine is cold, but fast enough to start the engine. When the
>engine is hot, it doesn't crank fast enough to start the engine at all.
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>Also, if what I've been told is true, this engine has a shaved head and the
>compression ratio is somewhere in the neighborhood of 10.5:1 or 11:1.
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>I've been told that Toyota starters are sometimes used as a high performance
>replacements in situations like this, and I have a Toyota starter, so I am
>curious if anyone knows how this is done, if it's even true.
>
>Has anyone had a similar trouble, and come up with a workable solution?
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