Bill,
The later Spits have nuts and bolts too!
Joe
William Davies wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Nolan Penney <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
>
> > Some engines mount the starter with nuts and bolts, not studs or
> > threaded holes. These types of mounts are inherently sloppy. With
> > these, you do use shims to properly space the starter motor in
> > relationship to the flywheel.
> > The Spitfire has its starter mounted in a much more precise manner,
> > eliminating the need for shims.
>
> All of my Spitfires (and Heralds, 2000s, Dolomites etc) have been fitted with
>nuts and bolts. I can't speak for the last 1500s, but the similarly engined
>Dolomites of that era also had starters fitted by nuts and bolts,
> Cheers,
> Bill.
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