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From: Victoria West
289 starter?
I've got a 1964 Fairlane 289 engine, with a 3-speed manual transmission, Motorcraft 2100 carb.
Now, I got the engine without a starter. Which type of starter matches this engine? Some "experts" reckon a 300 in-line six, 302 and 351 starter should do the trick, BUT on closer inspection (mounting the starter on the bellhousing and inspecting the business through the hole, where the transmission fits) revealed that the nose of the starter doesn't pass the flexplate far enough for the bendix drive gear to engage the flexplate. In fact it does engage the engine, but by a pubic hair width. So, in the long term the very edge of the flexplate will wear and eventually refuse to copulate with starter.
Any ideas? Pictures will help, too.
Now, I got the engine without a starter. Which type of starter matches this engine? Some "experts" reckon a 300 in-line six, 302 and 351 starter should do the trick, BUT on closer inspection (mounting the starter on the bellhousing and inspecting the business through the hole, where the transmission fits) revealed that the nose of the starter doesn't pass the flexplate far enough for the bendix drive gear to engage the flexplate. In fact it does engage the engine, but by a pubic hair width. So, in the long term the very edge of the flexplate will wear and eventually refuse to copulate with starter.
Any ideas? Pictures will help, too.
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From the motorcraft book 1988
Motorcraft service starter for all transmissions is # SA-734B
Check the starter Ford numbers.
From the Original 65-72 Ford parts Book
Fairlane, Mustang,
w/AT
C4OF-11001A
C4ZF-11001A
C7AF-11001B
Service starter C2OZ-11002-B (Ford) or SA-660 (Motorcraft) to Motorcraft SD-302
Motorcraft service starter for all transmissions is # SA-734B
Check the starter Ford numbers.
From the Original 65-72 Ford parts Book
Fairlane, Mustang,
w/AT
C4OF-11001A
C4ZF-11001A
C7AF-11001B
Service starter C2OZ-11002-B (Ford) or SA-660 (Motorcraft) to Motorcraft SD-302
Last edited by Mil1ion; Sep 25, 2007 at 06:29 PM.
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An engine that old may have the oddball 5 bolt bellhousing. I looked up the Fairlane on www.partsamerica.com, and then looked up a 1980 f150 with a 302, and they took different starters.
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