WHEN I REPLACED THE STARTER MOTOR ON MY MK1 A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, I ASKED THE
PARTS MAN AT MY LOCAL STORE FOR A STARTER FOR A 289, THINKING THAT HE WOULD
NOT HAVE A STARTER FOR A 260..
AFTER FIGHTING WITH IT FOR AN HOUR, I WENT BACK AND COMPLAINED THAT HE HAD
GIVEN ME THE WRONG STARTER. HE CHECKED HIS PARTS BOOK AND SAID IT WAS THE
CORRECT ONE. I TOOK THE OLD STARTER WITH ME AND WE COMPARED THE PHYSICAL
DIMENSIONS OF BOTH.
IT TURNS OUT THE 260 STARTER MOTOR IS SHORTER IN THE STROKE OF THE GEAR THAT
ENGAGES THE FLYWHEEL, AND THE HOUSING AROUND THIS GEAR HAS A THINNER WALL
THICKNESS THAN THAT FOR THE 289. NO WONDER I COULDN'T FORCE IT IN PLACE.
MY PARTS GUY (WITH 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE BUSINESS) ALSO SAID THE 289 HAD
A DIFFERENT OIL PUMP ASSEMBLY.
HE DID HAVE THE 260 STARTER IN STOCK, IT WAS CHEAPER THAN THE 289 MOTOR, AND
FIT RIGHT IN PLACE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS HELPS WITH THE 260/289 DEBATE, BUT IT IS ONE AREA IN
WHICH I FOUND A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BLOCKS.
FRED BAUM
9470768 MK1
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