Engine Starter Upgrade is focused on those early 12 volt 60 to early 80 Chrysler Products including Plymouth engines which are acting painfully slow during cranking. Those WAH WAH WAH sounds are not only painful to hear but you might find the cranking going on for sometime before the old mill fires up.
Rebuilding old starters multiple times doesn’t seem to work forever. You can trade your starter in for another rebuild but actually get little to no improvement.
There is one step however that will yield noticeable improvement in how easily the old mill will fire up and it’s a lot quicker and quieter doing it!! Below are pictures of a smaller cased starter that bolts right up with no significant modification required and yields quick and quiet results. The lighter and smaller starter packs more power and it’s readily available right from a Mopar product. The beauty of this extends to more electric power available to the ignition for firing up which in my case fires the engine immediately without even hearing the motor turn.
My starter came off a 90 Dakota V6 and bolted onto a 65 Dart Slant six. The used starter ran circles around the original rebuild slant starter. Notice the use of a used Dodge Dakota original Mopar starter rather than purchasing a new knockoff starter. The reliability of the original Mopar starter appears to be better than that of a new knockoff.
Combining the above starter change along with a High Energy Ignition (HEI) system can dramatically improve your engine starting under adverse conditions (around here it’s called New England weather) particularly for a tired motor.
Check out the pictures which walk you thru the upgrade and note the Chrysler Part Number on the starter which insures the starter is OEM.
Starter Comparison:
Alternate Starter Installed:
Alternate Starter Bolts Up Into Original Mounting Holes And Meshed with Original Flywheel Teeth:
Alternate Starter Has Added Ground Gable To Firewall; Note Chrysler Part #:
More information on this upgrade can be found at the Slant Six Forum Website.
The below link brings you to a list of links that answer every question about the install, clearing headers, etc.
It’s likely the most cost effective installation with an OEM mini starter takes a trip to the local used Auto parts yard.