Starter from 87-91 weight vs 92-93 starter weight

[Speeds8erM-1]

The 92-93 and I think the 94-95's have the same starters are supposed to start easier and be lighter than the 87-91 starters. How much lighter? If you go to a parts store and get a starter, do they automatically just give you the updated lighter one? I have a brand new one laying around that came with a 89 LX I bought a long time ago and thought about selling it, because it isnt doing me any good right now. It's a parts store one and doesent weigh much. So I figured it was the newer style even though the previous owner who included it with the car would have been asking for a starter for an 89.

I read a website that says the 5.0, 5.8 and 3.8 starters are all the same, I didnt know that.

 

[stang22]

The wiring is a little different on the high torque mini-starters. Most people put the HT mini-starter on after their stock one goes out. Which car are you going to put it on? You have about 15 cars listed in your sig...

Tim

 

[Michael Yount]

The mini-starter probably weighs about 8 lbs. less than the larger starter. They're easy to tell apart if you have them side by side -- the larger starter is basically a MUCH larger/longer single cylinder; the ministarter is MUCH smaller, and is 2 cylinders - one is the starter motor, the second smaller cylinder sits on top of the starter motor and is the solenoid which engages the gear. The old style bigger unit has on one wire - the big starter cable - that attaches to it. The mini-starter has 2 wires - the big starter cable, and a smaller wire that triggers the relay inside the ministarter when you turn the key to 'start'. When you put the ministarter in, you have to re-wire things. On the larger starter, the cable is only hot when you switch the key to 'start'. It's attached to the 'switched' side of the fender mounted starter switch. For the mini-starter, you move the big cable so that it's hot ALL THE TIME (attach it to the non-switched side of the fender switch - the side that's attached to the hot side of the battery); and you run the small wire to the starter (it goes to the smaller terminal on the starter) from the SWITCHED side of the fender switch.

 

[Speeds8erM-1]

Thanks for the help! I checked out the part number, it's the older style.