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MGA Starter question MGA/MGB

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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
 
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.
 
And I thought the A and early B series both used what Bill describes as the "big monster" one, compared to the Sprigets.
 
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.
 
So will a Spridget starter work in a '63 B?
 
But they will swap if you're talking about gear reduction starters, to confuse matters even more /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif
 
...now I'm dizzy... /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/crazyeyes.gif
 
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Just think, if they kept the crank hole, we wouldn't have to worry about all that high tech stuff!
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They probably ran out of crank handles.
 
Doc starters has nothing ta do with dizzies. Whatcha try'n do confuseus ev'n mo'. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif
 
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.
 
vping said:
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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