Side mount starter would be my choice as well.

Funny you should mention that. I was getting ready to draw that up as

we

speak. Give me a couple of hours. I am thinking of using 1/4 IPS

John Slade wrote:

What's wrong with building Tracy's redrive into the stock transmission
housing and using the starter mount on that? As I understand it this

will

work well for a pusher since it puts the prop a little further back.

Tracy Crook wrote:

I am going to look into making a side mount starter version (exhaust side)
due to the interest and *relative* simplicity of it.   "The customer is
always right" but I'm not sure there is a great benefit to a side mount
starter.  I'd like to see an accurate side view drawing of an installation
showing why it is necessary.
   I'm always open to suggestions (I get dozens a week) but I have to ask
one question:
Do you have any idea how much work goes into a real, manufacturable design?
Real World Solutions is one guy (and his very helpful wife), not General
Motors!

Dancing as fast as I can,
Tracy Crook
rws@altavista.net
www.rotaryaviation.com

I can beat the drawing Tracy. I have a picture of a mockup here.
It is worse than this as the solenoid is below the starter.

As far as your dancing is concerned I am well aware of that and I am 
always reluctant to suggest changes for that reason :-)
Please make the next batch side starters and people can trade in
the bottom starter plates so you will have an inventory of
both.

Paul Lamar
 
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