In a weight reduction effort, I have replaced the 11 lb. Mazda
starter with this 7lb. unit, and I am happy to report that it starts the
engine just fine. The bolt pattern is not the same however, and I needed
to drill new mounting holes in my PSRU back plate. The starter also
had to be mounted on the back side of its bolt hole 'ears' instead
of the
face for the pinion gear to mesh with the flex plate.
The cost for this 4lb. Weight loss was $19, and half hour to fit.
The starter is made by Nippon Denso and is available from
Surpluscenter.com--- 12 VDC NIPPONDENSO 028000 STARTER Item#
10-1386. They
appear to have 47 in stock.
Steve Rosine
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Paul,
For those who are interested. I received this reply and pictures
from Steve
recently. I did check with the people at Surplus Center and was informed
that this item has recently been sold out. Darn!!. If anyone has a
lead to
this starter I would be interested to know.
Steve wrote as follows:
"The body of the starter is about 2.5" diameter. These pictures should
help. In the second picture, you can see the original mounting holes
I used
for the Mazda starter."
Doug Fir
I don't don't think the stock starter is that heavy. I think it is
around 7 pounds.
Yes here is an old message on the subject back in 2000. It is the
alternator
that is 11 pounds.
-- Ken Powell wrote:
Paul,
I thought the group would find the following weights interesting:
1. STOCK 13B ALT - 10 LB 12 OZ
2. 79 HONDA CIVIC ALT - 9 LB 3 OZ (This car was air conditioned
so this
was probably a 45 or 55 amp alternator)
3. 13B STARTER - 8 LB 10 OZ
4. 13B STARTER - 7 LB 8 OZ
The starter weights are kind of interesting. I have 2 starters
which
look exactly alike but one weighs 1 lb 2 oz more than the
other. Both
of these came off 1986 cars. I did not take any measurements to
determine why the difference in weights.
BTW, I weighed these with digital fish scales from Walmart and
verified
the accuracy of these scales with the scales at the Post
Office. The
Walmart scales show exactly the same weights as the PO scales.
This is
a tip for those of you looking for a cheap way to weigh parts
up to 50
lbs.
The quest for a light weight starter is on. Sometime in the
next couple
of weeks I am going to go to Autozone to weigh the Subaru Justy
starters
recommended by Paul Messinger in Contact magazine a couple of
years ago.
I am also going to try to find the weight of the 35 amp Honda
starter
used on the Civic from 1975 thru 1979. I'll report back later.
Ken Powell
I bought one of these staters a few years ago, never used it, have it
sitting on a shelf. Anyone interested/
Brian Trubee
Brian
Yes I am.
Doug.
fir@gol.com
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