Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #2659
From: Al Gietzen <ALVentures@cox.net>
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: FW: Repositioning the Starter
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 22:09:21 -0700
To: 'Rotary motors in aircraft' <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>

 

 

Posted for "marc" <cardmarc@charter.net>:

 

You've just described the FD rx7 series automatic tranny stock starter.

You need an fd bellhousing, and an fd engine end housing from the

automatic models to make this work (and maybe the flywheel).

 

Marc Wiese

 

It’s also stock 20B.  I had to make a special bracket for the 9:00 o’clock mounting bolt on the RD-2 because the 20B end housing doesn’t have one.

 

Al

 

> >I haven't been following this thread ..... but I wonder if anybody

has

> considered a reverse turning starter and putting it into the flywheel

from

> the other direction like Subaru and VW.   There are a limited number

of

> starter gear pitches, and I have installed starters on a number of

engines

> by simply putting bolt in one hole and rotating the starter until I

> satisfied with the gear mesh and drilling the second hole.  Depending

 

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