MGA Starter question MGA/MGB

[Billm]

OK- I have an "A",a "B"('64) and a Sprite. The "A" takes a Sprite (little) starter but the "B" takes some big monster starter. Both the A & B are bigblock cars and it looks like the little starter would fit in either. Does this mean that guys with built-up Spridgets could just put a "B" starter in to have more starting power (if it would fit)? Would the little starter start the B 1800 (maybe with great difficulty?)
Bill

 

[Hap Waldrop]

I can't say on stock type starter, but I can tell you this, on the gear reduction starters the early 3 syncro tranny MGBs and all Spridgets are the same part number.

 

[DrEntropy]

And I thought the A and early B series both used what Bill describes as the "big monster" one, compared to the Sprigets.

 

[tony barnhill]

The Spridget & the MGA starters are the same (Moss #140-400)......though the early MGB starters (#140-465) are closer to them in size than the later 'monster' MGB starters (131-215).....but MGA & early MGB starters aren't interchangeable.

 

[vping]

So will a Spridget starter work in a '63 B?

 

[PeterC]

So will a Spridget starter work in a '63 B?

No.
But, to further confuse things, they will work on Spitfires, GT6s, early TR6, and a bunch of other stuff.

 

[Hap Waldrop]

But they will swap if you're talking about gear reduction starters, to confuse matters even more /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif

 

[DrEntropy]

...now I'm dizzy... /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/crazyeyes.gif

 

[PAUL161]

Just think, if they kept the crank hole, we wouldn't have to worry about all that high tech stuff!

They probably ran out of crank handles.

 

[vping]

Doc starters has nothing ta do with dizzies. Whatcha try'n do confuseus ev'n mo'. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif

 

[Billm]

And thanks (I think!) for those answers!
Bill

Since the MGA is a "B" block engine does it turn over REALLY slowly with the little starter? The last "A" I had was 30 years ago and I don't remember.

 

[DrEntropy]

Doc starters has nothing ta do with dizzies. Whatcha try'n do confuseus ev'n mo'. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif

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