So as any car nut, I like to check out feebay for Studebaker stuff. My starter recently went out, so I surfed for a new one. I am gonna get mine rebuilt locally, however, I came across someone in Illinois selling "mini" Studebaker starter motors. Could it be? I hold my factory Autolite starter motor, which sometimes takes two hands, depending how I hold it. It's ridiculously heavy. I of course heard of Chevy engines having small "mini" starter motors to save weight, which if you're not racing every weekend, what is the point? Anyhow, has anyone heard of this or this some kind of gimmick? Check it out, link below:
They specify it's for "stick shift" only, however they don't specify if its for "3-on-the-tree" or "4-speed on the floor" cars? Maybe that doesn't matter? My car was originally a "3-on-the-tree" 6-cyl car that I converted to a "4-speed on the floor" V8 car, so I really don't know if the bell housings were different from a 6cyl car compared to a V8 car. I didn't have my 6cyl engine and trans sit around long enough to compare to my 259ci V8/T-10 trans 4-spd.
Just thought I'd throw it out here and see if anyone has seen this? Sounds like a great idea, just as long as it hold ups for 50 years, just like my original starter has. I can't complain for it failing, Hell starter motors today in these new cars sometimes go out 2 months after the factory warranty runs out. "They just don't make stuff like they used to."
They specify it's for "stick shift" only, however they don't specify if its for "3-on-the-tree" or "4-speed on the floor" cars? Maybe that doesn't matter? My car was originally a "3-on-the-tree" 6-cyl car that I converted to a "4-speed on the floor" V8 car, so I really don't know if the bell housings were different from a 6cyl car compared to a V8 car. I didn't have my 6cyl engine and trans sit around long enough to compare to my 259ci V8/T-10 trans 4-spd.
Just thought I'd throw it out here and see if anyone has seen this? Sounds like a great idea, just as long as it hold ups for 50 years, just like my original starter has. I can't complain for it failing, Hell starter motors today in these new cars sometimes go out 2 months after the factory warranty runs out. "They just don't make stuff like they used to."
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