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i have a 57 ford f100 stepside im restoring and it has a 223 that is not the original engine. i ordered a new starter and it was the old style that pulled the gears down toward the starter insted of the new style that pushes the gears out and theyre tellin me at macs auto that they cant identify the engine i know its a 223 i just cant figure out what year it has EBP-6015-F stamped on it but macs cant find any meaning for the F any help would be appreciated. i have tried oreillys with the numbers from the starter and they cant identify it and i just keep having trouble and thought someone might know what my engine is.
The starter they are trying to sell you is correct. All the 223 engines used the older style starter with the Bendix Flow-Thu drive (with the gear that pushed back toward the starter). I have seen people retro-fit the later style starter, but generally only when installing a later transmission that doesn't have the room for the earlier style.
That said, you'll find that the original style starter will give you far less trouble in the long run compared to the later design. I have run Fords that have used bo the early and late syles, and the early style is much stronger and less prone to problems compared the the more compact later style.
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