I came across this recently myself, somebody mentioned that the Trooper starter
was a bolt-in replacement.
Phil Vanner
Mk1 Midget
On Friday, March 17, 2000 7:14 PM, John Holliday [SMTP:fprodget@yahoo.com]
wrote:
> 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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