Starters are specific to a bolt-on or a press-on flywheel. Be careful,
since, if you have it wrong, you will burn out your starter. Been there,
done that. Rebuilt a smallmouth with a bolt-on flywheel, but fitted a
starter for the early car. Expensive mistake.
Andrew Uprichard
Lots of war stories.
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From: Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
terryrs@comcast.net
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 5:26 PM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: [TR] TR3A flywheel bolt on ring gear
Question: were there different gear ratios on the ring gear? Reason I ask,
while I had the OD tranny out, I replaced the flywheel with a freshly
machined one. It had a somewhat better condition ring gear already bolted
on. I don't know the year of production of the replacement flywheel.
Bolted the same starter back in, but when I try to start the engine, the
starter clicks and whirrs, but doesn't engage. Jumped it with a good
battery, seems to be a strong electrical current going in. Engine turns
freely by hand even with the spark plugs still in.
Thoughts?
Terry Smith, '59 TR3A TS 58667
New Hampshire where in a two day period it went from minus 20 degrees to in
the 50's. Gotta love New England!
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