Lou Earle Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 My 34 plym has been converted to 12 volt. However it still has the 200ci engine. When I start it up sounds like whirl wind in there - and to violent So took another old big starter 6v to shop he converted it to 12 v for 135 bucks- completely rebuilt - new coils brushes starter gear etc. Not a bad way to go for me - gives me peace of mind that I am not going to bust a tooth on flywheel when engaging. Lou ps Now that master cyls are 215 to 250 bucks each I am taking one to local machine shop to see what they can do re sleeving for. Will post results later- hopefully they can do job for a lot less. Would be nice to get s steel sleeved for about 150 Lou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Horne Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 I bought a rebuilt 12 volt 1956 starter on ebay for $60.00. It has been on my 1936 engine couple of years now, working very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertKB Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Now that master cyls are 215 to 250 bucks each I am taking one to local machine shop to see what they can do re sleeving for.Will post results later- hopefully they can do job for a lot less. Would be nice to get s steel sleeved for about 150 Lou Try White Post Restorations. I am pretty sure they will be quite a bit less than $150 and I believe their price includes return shipping. Turn around is very quick also. http://www.whitepost.com/brake.html There are other companies out there that do this work also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatS.... Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 A good 6 volt starter would last a very long time in a 12 volt car. I've seen a few 12 volt conversions retaining the 6 volt starter without any issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou Earle Posted June 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 "A good 6 volt starter would last a very long time in a 12 volt car. I've seen a few 12 volt conversions retaining the 6 volt starter without any issues" that is true however I had a 12 volt system pushing a 6 volt starter on a model a 200 ci engine. It chipped a tooth off. Several other folks have had the same problem. My 34 200 ci engine was really flying when starting- that was not the problem it was the violent engagement that worried me. I usually do not change or convert the starters but I do on small engines now. Lou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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