david mccandless wrote:

Hi Y'all,
 I have an '85 series IV engine and Jatco auto trans. I tore down the
trans and have the planeteries, like mini C4 gearsets, same ratios, as
near as I can count. 2.17, 2.85 and 3.17; also 0.7 for the overdrive
which sits inside the bellhousing between the torque converter and the
main Tx.It is very well made, probably a bit better finish on the gear
housings etc compared to the C4. I did a swap for the starter and now
have a manual starter, "from a 13b" I was told. It looks just the same
as the auto one except that the solenoid sits up in line with the mount
bolts instead of perpendicular to the bolt axis, ie 'out in the breeze'.
It fits in the main hole
ok but needs one starter flange hole "moved" about 2mm to pick up a
starter bolt and not let the solenoid foul the "bell", and a new hole
drilled in the starter flange about 20mm closer to the main hole, as the
present flange hole is "out in space". I think it will also need a few mm
ground out of the pinion snout (mouth?) so the "lip" does not foul the flexplate.
 Only number I can see is N326.
 Pilot hole dia: 67mm - 2.67in       (starter boss 66.9mm)

 Pinion OD:      36.45mm - 1.435in
        ID:      27.40mm - 1.080in
 No of Teeth     12

I'm still trying to get hold of a Soob 91 or later starter 
to compare as per an earlier post on this newsletter, I will take 
the above starter with me to compare.
Sorry no pics, I have yet to buy a digital camera, I can borrow one
closeby if need be, but it is the middle of the night here and the
camera owner has a Rottweiler.
 Cya, Dave McC

 
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