From: RWolf99@aol.com
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Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2001 15:38:45 EDT
Subject: Re: Lycoming Light Weight Starter
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In a message dated 8/17/2001 10:33:18 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Skip Slater 
writes:

<< If you want a light weight, highest quality starter, get  one from B&C
 Specialty.  Their web site is http://www.bandcspecialty.com/ . >>

Skip has a good point here.  The B&C starter weighs about a pound more than 
the Sky-Tec, but seems to be much more robust.  If I were buying one from 
scratch I'd buy the B&C unit.  Here's a case where the extra pound is worth 
it.

However, my factory-new Lycoming IO-360 (not intending to brag here -- I'm in 
hock up to my ears for it...) came with a factory-new Sky-Tec starter so I'm 
going to use that.  FYI, it turns out that there's some bad blood between B&C 
and Lycoming.  I won't get into it here -- I don't even know the details 
anymore -- but Lycoming's issue with the B&C unit is related to 
personalities, not engineering characteristics.

The Sky-Tec guys told me that their unit ships with an attached starter 
solenoid, which Lycoming ignores by electrically bypassing it, even though it 
stays attached to the starter.  What this means is if you have a Sky-Tec 
starter you already have a starter solenoid.  Swap the wiring to the Sky-Tec 
starter and you don't need a separate starter solenoid -- use the one you 
already have.

- Rob Wolf
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