What year and model Isuzu starter fits a spridget?
What modifications were required?
John Holliday
67 Fprod Street Sprite
--- Bob Spruck <bspruck@mindspring.com> wrote:
> Rich:
> I have converted to the ball from the cylindrical
> plunger on all the
> Spridgets I have had after one of my early ones had
> the pointy end of the
> plunger wear and not function. It is an easy mod. On
> my ' 67 Vintage Race
> Midget, we even made the whole thing adjustable so
> that the oil pressure
> can be changed. The adjustable version has a small
> plate inside, attached
> to a bolt thru a threaded hole in the cover. By
> screwing the bolt head in,
> you decrease the length of the spring, increasing
> its pressure, and, hence,
> the oil pressure as well. Jon Stamps Racing sells
> these already made up.
> Call Jon at (770) 832-7471.
> The only problem I have had with it in 10 years with
> the car is that when I
> installed the Isuzu starter last month, I had to cut
> off the bolt head and
> slot the end so I could adjust it. The bolt with the
> head was too long and
> interfered with the thicker mounting flange of the
> new starter. The starter
> is awsome, by the way. $90 from Pep Boys and just as
> good as the $300 one
> from the speed shops.
>
>
> At 08:12 AM 03/14/2000 -0800, Rich Hill wrote:
> >One of the things I want to replace on the 948 is
> the oil pressure relief
> >spring and plunger -- not that I expect it to do
> much good, but it's so easy
> >to do it's worth trying (my warm oil pressure is
> down around 40 psi, so
> >something will probably need to be done soon).
> >
> >Anyway, at Minimania on Saturday I picked up a
> spring and ball which they
> >seem to prefer to the plunger. Does anyone have
> any experiences or
> >recommendations with regards to the ball vs. bullet
> shaped plunger?
> >Apparently the ball is less prone to hanging up,
> but are there any
> >advantages of the plunger? Is there any reason
> Austin used the plunger
> >instead of a ball in the first place?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Rich Hill
> >'60 AH Sprite
> >'79 MG Midget
> Regards,
>
> Bob Spruck
> Sharpsburg, GA
> ' 67 Midget Vintage Racer
> ' '72 Midget Weekend Car
> 4 parts cars in the woods
>
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