[DeTomaso] High Torque Mini Starters - Need a Recommendation

[Daniel C Jones]

> That's just weird.  ?!? I wonder what the real difference is there.
>    Any ideas?  Maybe something Dan Jones could speak to?

I don't know of any design differences between early and late (D2AE) blocks
that would account for hot starting.  FWIW, two of my D2AE 4 bolt main
blocks had hard starting when warm.  One was due to tight fitting swap
headers (351C in 1966 Mustang 2+2 fastback) cooking the full size starter.
The other was in my second 1974 Pantera but that was due to the 30+ year
old starter windings.  Both went away with mini starters.

Things that would make starting harder would be poor grounds, tighter
clearances/heavier oil viscosity and higher cranking compression.  Later
short blocks were low compression so would be easier to crank over.

Dan Jones
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   > That's just weird.A  ?!? I wonder what the real difference is there.
   >A A A  Any ideas?A  Maybe something Dan Jones could speak to?
   I don't know of any design differences between early and late (D2AE)
   blocks that would account for hot starting.A  FWIW, two of my D2AE 4
   bolt main blocks had hard starting when warm.A  One was due to tight
   fitting swap headers (351C in 1966 Mustang 2+2 fastback) cooking the
   full size starter.A  The other was in my second 1974 Pantera but that
   was due to the 30+ year old starter windings.A  Both went away with
   mini starters.
   Things that would make starting harder would be poor grounds, tighter
   clearances/heavier oil viscosity and higher cranking compression.A
   Later short blocks were low compression so would be easier to crank
   over.
   Dan Jones