Do I need a high torque starter???
 

My starter took a chit on me today:angry-smiley-038: Starter was only a year old. I'm running 10.7:1 compression and the starter i have now acts like my batts are dead when i crank it over. Will a high torque starter help??Or should i just have this one rebuilt?

I have 509 CI at 10.5 to 1 and the stock starters do just fine. I do have 31 series batteries.
Get it rebuilt and make sure your batteries are good and cables are good.

Batts and all cables were replaced 2 weeks ago and fully charged.I have a 27 and a 31.

Go back and check the wires, especially any wires going to the starter, and other wires going to the engine. I had what I thought was a bad starter, but after replacing it, it still would not crank- it turned out to be wire that chaffed through on the engine block that was hidden in the back.
Also check out the ground straps on the engine.

checked all that today. I tried to jump the started and nothing so i'm pretty sure its bad.

If it aint one thing its another:D

I was running the stock BBC starter on my blower motor and it had trouble turning it over. I switched to one of the new small gear reduction high tq starters and it turns it right over and fires on the first click. Worth the swap in my mind. Also ALOT smaller and lighter.

If a starter is operated repeatedly under a low voltage,amperage condition it will fail quickly. Make sure that starter gets it's juice!

Hey BIG Daddy just put a high torque , go on ebay and hit a buy it now for 65.00 brand new and enjoy the summer on the water ....:cool-smiley-011:
ROCK ON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ebay Whore :evilb::evilb::D

Check your timing again. THe fact that you thought it was wrong and you adjusted it, you might have over adjusted it and the engine has to much initial timing.

Anyway. I never knew that weed eater engines had electric start. :evilb::evilb:

Bill, Did you guys Dyno that 496 that you built earlier this year?

Are you sure you do not have an exhaust manifold leak? This can fill cylinders with water make the motor slow to turn over. Also can do significant damage. Pull the spark plugs and try again.

Checked all that before i replaced the batts 2 weeks ago. Im baffeled as to why its doing this. It was fine last summer and when i took it out for the first time this year 2 weeks ago it acted like the batts were dead. Checked all the connection,replaced a few and got new batteries. Still cranked over slow so i pulled spark plugs one at a time and checked for water. None. Timing was reset yesterday with 12* Initial An 20 advance(hei ignition) I am going replace with a High torque this week and see if that fixes the problem,if not then i guess i wil start looking again.

I'm still faster than you:evilb:



for now

I've tried both, plus a few rebuilds on the stock starter.
I keep the stock one around in case there's an issue, but really prefer the small, light, (easy to install) high-torque unit.

Only because you understeer me and get me out of the hole. I waxed your azz coming out of inland that day.

And don't forget, I had a witness.

I didn't know we were racing:) I'm going to start calling you Reggie:D
Dont forget i was only running 4k ropm with my timing fu(qed up:D:D

Youll get me in the rough any day with the extra length but give me some 1 to 2' chop and your azz is mine:azo:

:offtopic:

Lets get ack on track here.

Check the ground on the block? Maybe take a Volt ohmeter and check for ground between the block and the negative battery posts.

Never. You just keep thinking that and your wife will be backing me cookies instead of you.

I'm not sure how you BACK cookies,But Ok:D

Why you lil Biotch :evilb::evilb::D
rock on !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

She does it different for me. :party-smiley-004:

Hey BIG Daddy 620 HP 6 lbs Boost ran awesome we put it in the boat and have'nt been able to get the prik started WTF :cool-smiley-011:

Probably because you painted it pink:party-smiley-004::D

Thats it your getting the batch with the horse laxative in it:hitfan:

Probably because it has a roll of paper towells sucked into the intake. :party-smiley-004:

Hey BIG Daddy thats not PINK its purple , shall i get ya some glasses or just another drink :cool-smiley-011::cool-smiley-027:

double makers on the rocks and a jager bomb.

I have run an LS-7 454 with 12.5 compression and had no problem with a stock autozone/kragen starter. Check the juice getting to the starter. Pull the starter and have it tested. If worried about a gasket leak just pull a few plugs and look. I prefer the high torque mini starters just for weight reduction, size reduction, quick start up.

I have checked everthing from wires to plugs. I jumped the starter and nothing.Voltage is fine.I got a gear reduction starter yesterday that i'm putting on today.

You could probably just put a hand crank on the front of that little sucker. :evilb::party-smiley-004:

Is that what the tranny you hired told you last night:hitfan::D:evilb:

Is that blower motor going to be done for the shootout??

Most of th parts should be here by the middle of next week, so I can get started on the machine work.

Patrick, go to Texas performance or competition sales and pick you up a hi-torque, they are a breeze to install and are much easier on the batteries.

I got one yesterday but it was getting to late once i got the old one off. My old one has the staggered bolts and the new one has the straight bolt pattern. I was told it will work and i feel some bolt holes on the block that match up,just didn't have time to screw with it lastnight.

It will match up, should bolt straight up with stock oil pan, if you have offshore pan you may have to clock the starter a little.

OK i haved been f'in with this for 3 hours now and have mounted it in every way possible.The bendix will not engage the fly wheel. Is there something i'm missing?Is it possible that the bendix doesn't extend as far as the stock one? Or is it not coming up high enough? I'm starting to get frustrated and not sure if i can take another min upsidedown:D

does your new starter have the same number of teeth as the old one? there are some options out there that wont work.