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By paul2748 - 7 Years Ago
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I have this starter - don't know if for a flathead or a Y Block. Can any one ID this for me. If a YBlock, I want to sell it - cheap. PM or email
me Thanks
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By Hoosier Hurricane - 7 Years Ago
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Paul, my vote is for flathead. Y starters have a three bolt flange where it bolts to the bellhousing. Flathead starters have two through bolts and bolt to a "starter plate" that in turn bolts to the bellhousing.
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By paul2748 - 7 Years Ago
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John - thanks. Now that you mentioned about the mounting, it cleared the cobwebs
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By Gene Purser - 7 Years Ago
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Not to throw a wrench into things, but an early 60s FE starter has the same case and mounting bolts as a flathead. It has a longer shaft for the bendix, though. A 12V starter for a flathead can be made by using the case of the 12v FE starter and the armature of the 6V flathead starter.
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By Lou - 7 Years Ago
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I have never seen a FE starter that mounted thru the case, on any of my 58/60 birds or my 58 Ford, all were 2 bolt thru a flange. Could this have been a starter used at another assembly plant?
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By Talkwrench - 7 Years Ago
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Ive not see a bendix like that one ?
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By Gene Purser - 7 Years Ago
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Lou (10/2/2018)
I have never seen a FE starter that mounted thru the case, on any of my 58/60 birds or my 58 Ford, all were 2 bolt thru a flange. Could this have been a starter used at another assembly plant?
Lou, Thank you for jogging my memory. I think the two through-bolts on the FE starter bolt into the flanged mounting end plate. The conversion to the flathead starter requires using the flathead front end plate as well as the armature.
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