I did some research into it, and the new lightweight starters for the
older cars are nothing but stockers on what the newer engines have, so
physicly bolting one in isn't going to be a problem. On the solenoid
side, the more I looked at the existing wiring, the ground actually
goes into the harness... so I'ld assume the PCM has something to do
with controlling the starter via that ground... I hope.
I guess theres not much more to do than order it and see how fast it burns! ;)
Gary
On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 11:02 AM, <jon@dakota-truck.net> wrote:
>
> Gary Hedlin <superdak@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey guys,
>
>> Can anyone tell me the difference between the starters on the LA
>> motors and the magnums? I had the starter go out on the 98 today, and
>> when I was looking at what's out there I noticed the LA ones were
>> pretty much identical, except they didn't have a solenoid on them.
>> I'm just thinking... I found a chrome LA starter, and that got me
>> wondering if I can put the LA one on and wire in a solenoid in
>> somewhere.
>
>
> Someone will hopefully correct me if I am wrong, but I believe
> that, with a few eclectic exceptions, the starters for almost all of
> the V8 Mopar engines (and probably V6 engines derived from those V8s)
> will interchange, even between big block and small block. I seem to
> recall hearing about people putting Dak starters on their big blocks.
>
> The starter on the motors from "back in the day" was a huge, heavy
> beast, and its pretty common for people to swap them out to the more
> modern, smaller units such as is found on the Dak. Mopar Performance
> makes a small starter (in comparison to the old ones), which I
> installed on the 440 in my '70 Barracuda to gain additional clearance
> for the headers I installed. I installed another on the 318 in my '70
> Dart when the original style starter went out in that car.
>
> So anyway, as far as I know, I should think that the earlier
> starter will physically bolt up, you may just need to use an external
> solenoid, as you already mentioned. Again, someone please correct me
> if I am wrong.
>
>
> --
> -Jon-
>
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