03-25-2007, 01:45 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Brighton, Michigan USA,
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Tom,
I started with a mini starter from Ford Racing and it didn't need shimming. The problem with that one was that I didn't check alignment and it apparently was located too shallow into the teeth of the ring gear. Loaded the tips of the teeth during starting. It worked fine for about 2-3 years, then started making noise and I found the chipped teeth. Went to the Summit starter on the recommnedation of one of our Club Cobra faithful and it worked for a couple of years, even with the chipped teeth on the flywheel. Late last summer it once again started making noise. So, now I'm going to double check everything before reinstalling the engine to develop confidence that it's set up right.
By the way, I tried the F250 starter as well before going to the Summit Protorque, based on advice either on this forum or the 460 forum. Unfortunately, the frame rails on my West Coast are too close together and the OEM starter just wouldn't fit.
Chuck
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