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TR6 Japanes TR6 starter engine - good idea or bad?

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And much more elegant than drilling a hole in the bellhousing!
 
RonMacPherson said:
No one has mentioned that the original starter can be frozen in cold climates. Literally frozen. Ice will form on the brush/commutator contact and until it melts, or is knocked off with a hammer, NO START..

Being as you live in a cold climate, I too recommend the Hitachi/Isuzu design starter. Used em on my 6's for over 15 years no problem...
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Speaking of cold climate - I understand some parts of the US have experienced really cold weather lately. When I tried to translate Fahrenheits to Celsius, I thought I miscalculated. But perhaps they had already been applying the wind shield factor in the numbers.

I do recognize the old starters freezing litterally when the two digits below zero kicks in. In the old days, the mineral oil also added to the misery.
 
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