6 volt or 12 volt starter....which do i have?

Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 29 Mar 2006, 2:35 pm

#469160

ive got a new engine to go in my car and i need to know whether ive got a 12 volt or 6 volt starter.

the car is 12 volt but i think the starter may still b 6 volt.

i cant see an obvious voltage marking on the starter. what am i looking for?>

Nick

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1,418 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 29 Mar 2006, 3:39 pm

#469189

The 6 volt starter will not mesh with a 12 volt ring gear. Different pitch gear teath.

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145 posts · joined Apr 2004 · 29 Mar 2006, 3:53 pm

#469190

My car still has the 6 volt starter but was rewired to 12 volt

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1,611 posts · joined Jan 2006 · 29 Mar 2006, 4:33 pm

#469200

Voltage should me marked on starter, you my have to take it off and clean it up to find it.
12 volt starter has a 11 (10.97) mm shaft
6 volt starter has a 12.5 (12.47) mm Shaft

See here-
http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/htm/6v_12v.htm

[ Edited on 29-3-2006 by mackaymanx ]

[ Edited on 29-3-2006 by mackaymanx ]

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Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 29 Mar 2006, 6:54 pm

#469237

the reason im worried about the starter is because i dont know if im using the 12 volt or 6 volt flywheel on my current engine and want to know whether the flywheel on the new engine will mesh with the starter.

6 volt starters work fine with 12 volts they just spin faster and im pretty sure mine spins faster than normal.

i guess ill find out when i drop the engine 🙁

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Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 29 Mar 2006, 11:22 pm

#469435

ok so the flywheel on the new engine is an early flywheel..

just gotta hope that my suspucions of starter are true.....fingers crossed.

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1974 Chevrolet Luv
1970 MK2 Ford Cortina GT
1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
2004 Harley Davidson Sportster XL Custom