Electrical: starter gear teeth 289 auto

[TXmark]

how many gear teeth on a starter drive with a 289 auto?
prestolite 63 hawk powershift trans

[Alan]

This is a very generic question. Delco? Prestolite? Year? Stude used a 160 tooth flywheel with a smaller starter drive gear on the starter than GM or Chrysler.

[StudeRich]

It usually takes a Torque Converter Rebuilder to replace the welded-on Ring Gear on the Converter during a Converter Rebuild, IF they can find the gear, available only at Studebaker Vendors.
It is Studebaker Part Number: 1539744.

http://studebakervendors.com

UPDATE: OK, a DRIVE.
Then it would be the Prestolite Bendix Drive, if it has the original Prestolite Starter.

[studegary]

It usually takes a Torque Converter Rebuilder to replace the welded-on Ring Gear on the Converter during a Converter Rebuild, IF they can find the gear, available only at Studebaker Vendors.
It is Studebaker Part Number: 1539744.

http://studebakervendors.com

I believe that he is asking about the teeth on the starter drive, not the teeth on the ring gear.

[cstude1]

Nine teeth on bendix

[Alan]

Nine teeth, but GM and Chrysler are 1.150" and Stude is 1.000" + or- .010" The GM style gear usually put on by rebuild shops will hit on the flywheel and not engage.

[GrumpyOne]

One simple question... Are GM and/or Prestolite starters interchangeable? Example, will an earlier GM long snout off of a '59 Lark work on a '63 Lark automatic?

[Alan]

Grump, It should if it is off an automatic. There is a thread around here that has pics. of the 4 different starter noses.

[stude1964]

It should. I had a Delco stick starter from a '59/'60 Lark in my '64 stick Daytona. Make sure it has the same snout on it as the other Prestolite. On Prestolites the starter guts are the same -it's the snout where it goes into the bell that differs. You can change the snout and the engine won't know the difference. the 7025 is for a stick, the 7026 is for an auto-only difference is the snout. Should I bring a 7026 to South Bend?
Rob in PA

[GrumpyOne]

It should. I had a Delco stick starter from a '59/'60 Lark in my '64 stick Daytona. Make sure it has the same snout on it as the other Prestolite. On Prestolites the starter guts are the same -it's the snout where it goes into the bell that differs. You can change the snout and the engine won't know the difference. the 7025 is for a stick, the 7026 is for an auto-only difference is the snout. Should I bring a 7026 to South Bend?
Rob in PA

The donor starter is out of a '59 Lark automatic and the intended "victim" is the rusty '63 Cruiser automatic. I just want a spare to carry on the victim's final trip to Austin where the low mileage engine will end up in the '55 Prez project...