Need a starter and already have the wrong one delivered. From memory
     it has to be a manual transmission from about 03 – 09. Is this
   correct?

   Neil  Unger.




   Hi Neil
   Tracy’s RD-1C Installation guide says:
   1986-91 Auto Trans flywheel
   1988 non turbo  RX-7 Manual Starter
   He writes - “years 1987-1991 are all the same as far as we have been
   able to determine”

   Cheers
   Steve Izett
   Perth WA

   Steve, Will you be at AusFly?

   Paul Lamar

   Steve sent this scan of Tracy's doc.

   There are two very similar starters in that year range.
   13 tooth and 12 tooth.
   There is a slight difference in mounting bolt dimensions.
   Both seem to work on the auto tx flex plate.

   Paul Lamar



Could the different tooth count be due to vehicles sold in different areas?
Ford on the flathead V8 used two starter gears. One was essentially for
Canadian use and the other for the US market. Colder ambient temperatures
with the older oils that thickened up when cold would make cranking over
the engine to start more difficult. Thus the change in pinion tooth count for
greater reduction in the starter drive.

Dale Davies




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