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Turrbie@aol.com wrote:

In a message dated 9/27/99 1:53:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
rotaryeng@earthlink.net writes:

I am starting to look into what kind of starter I will
 be using on my turbo. Anybody using the new light weight
 geared starters or is everybody using the stock Mazda
 starter? Are all starter gear tooth forms the same?

 Paul Lamar

The lightest starters that I have seen are the relatively new Permanent
Magnet type. Mazda uses this type on some of the second generation RX7, but I
don't think they were ever used exclusively. So finding them is hit and miss.
It's very small and uses an in line planetary reduction unit.
Toyota uses the same style starter in many of their Tercell and Corolla
applications. The bendix gear is has the same tooth spacing as the Mazda but
may be clutched for either clockwise or counterclockwise rotation.
Bruce Turrentine

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