The new starter is a gear reduction starter, it's smaller, lighter, and turns your engine over *much* faster than the older starter. No need for the front mounter starter support anymore, very little worries about broken bellhousings, and better cranking. Nothing wrong with that..
That said, the starter requires a specific ring gear. I'm assuming Alfa Parts would know that. I'd love to find out I've got the proper ring gear in my Berlina, because I've got a rebuilt gear reduction starter and I don't feel like replacing the ring gear if I don't have to. If you're still just getting a click, with a new starter/solenoid, and have checked and double checked all of your grounds, then try hot wiring the starter (i.e. apply volts directly to the solenoid). If it cranks, then your problem is most likely your ignition switch. I've said it a million times, I strongly recommend installation of a starter relay on the early cars. If your ignition switch is tired, this might fix your problem. If your ignition switch is fried, then a starter relay will greatly extend the life of the new one.. Headlight relays are good things too... bs ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, January 20, 2010 2:12:38 PM Subject: [alfa] Re: Starter oddity follow up Well it turns out that my faulty memory means I did NOT have a spare early Marelli starter, I had a spare SPICA pump. What I did do was go to Alfa Parts in Berkeley and get a new, small starter for $465. I put it in and still get...the same click with a no start. Since I'm getting the click, I'm at the moment presuming the wiring to the starter is fine. I'm about to go down and check the main chassis ground to see if it is the issue. Alfa Parts said the newer starter with the smaller rare earth magnets (?) is WAY better, but he didn't elaborate. Anybody know why it's better? Just cleaned yeserday's black from the fingernails...here we go again... Stevan Thomas 73 Berlina heckuva storm here -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
