Graham Harris Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 Dawn, Don't forget to put lock tight on the mounting flange studs, the ones that hold the flange to the solenoid if you don't they will come loose. As you can see i left the original solenoid in place and it works fine. Graham Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fireman049 Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 Advice please ~ Is my High Torque starter mounted correctly? Not that I particularly care as the TR aint going anywhere! Tom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 Hi Tom, compared to my two (TR4 & 4A) it is upside down. The live wire is quite close to the block. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fireman049 Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 Cheers Roger ~ I may be tempted to remount it sometime. Best regards ~ Tom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GT6M Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 end plate on some ev got multiple holes drilled init this so the body can be rotated aboot. ev a look on end, as on one of yer pics, first,ns, there seems t,be a hole showing !! Butt, I be v v wary of useing them upside doon, as Ive fun oot, thee,s things get destroyed wid water getting in, mainly thru the end joints, but also thru the OE drain hole, which are noo no a drain, but a fill hole,!! Unless they been sealed up it can be dire results too. me self, try an re orientate it meb,e no fully up right, as then the body oft starter interfeers wid the top bolt but this can be fixed by a shorter bolt, or a fixed bolt thru the starter, end plate es t,come off, just 2 set screws though or just re orientate it so as the bolt an nut easy accessed see thread on water ingress, So, mek sure its weel sealed up, an new drain holes are fitted where a drain should be http://www.club.triumph.org.uk/cgi-bin/forum10/Blah.pl?m-1455479990/ M Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oldtuckunder Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Re MARCUS +1 But for what its worth IMHO somebody (Moss?) is flogging HT starters assembled for engines with starter on left, for engines with starter on right. Solenoid should be on top and main electrical contact on outside. Will it work upside down, probably. Me I'd send it back Alan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fireman049 Posted August 10, 2017 Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 I've just been struggling turning my HiTorque starter to the 'right' position! Take a fools advice ~ mount the starter with the fixed bolt to the bottom as mine was originally. Now that I've turned the starter to the 'right' position getting at the free nut and bolt mounting at the bottom is a bloody nightmare as I've got a branched exhaust system. I now wish I'd left everything as it was. Having the main cable near the engine is no problem as I have heat insulation material to fit. I may well reverse the position of the starter!! Having created detachable inspection panels to my gearbox cover made access to the starter mounting very easy. Tom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oldtuckunder Posted August 10, 2017 Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 (edited) Having created detachable inspection panels to my gearbox cover made access to the starter mounting very easy. Yes I did the same in the end, was always catch 22, couldn't take the headers off without removing starter, couldn't get at bottom starter bolt without removing headers! Edited August 10, 2017 by oldtuckunder Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fireman049 Posted August 10, 2017 Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 Hi oldtuckunder ~ Great minds think alike!! Tomorrow I'll be reinstating the starter to it's original position. Best regards ~Tom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oldtuckunder Posted August 10, 2017 Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 Before you do have a read of this thread http://www.tr-register.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/22943-is-this-starter-too-close-to-the-exhaust/ Only because it intrigued me, a bit of digging on the WOSP, MOSS and other sites does indicate that there are different models of the same starter for the same car. It appears that they can be reorientated the correct way up but only by moving the flange around not just turning so that top and bottom bolts swap. The Powerlite ones all seem to come the right way up regardless of what model Triumph, the WOSP ones appear to be a bit random, so it may depend on what specification individual suppliers ordered from WOSP to sell to you as the correct item. As Marcus reported he has melting damage on his HT from close proximity to headers (although right way up) and following his experience when installing mine (the right way up) I fabricated a heat shield to go between the rear of the HT and the header down pipes, only because I could and seemed a good idea to reduce risk. However there seem to be a number of people happily running with the upside down ones, however its unclear what sort of headers they are running and in what proximity they are to the HT. Alan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fireman049 Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 Alan ~ I've decided to remove the starter and see if I can rotate the mounting flange. Tom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul J Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 Hi Dawn in your post #9 you show a very tidy distributor cap with leads, it appears to me you have connected it up with a firing order of 1234 should be 1342. Paul Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peejay4A Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 It looks alright to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul J Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 Apologies Dawn/Pete now I have enlarged it does seem right. Paul Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fireman049 Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 Well I finally got round to removing the starter. I was able to rotate the mounting flange. I then wrapped the starter with this special heat resisting material. It's now back on the car after a bloody big struggle!! Tom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lebro Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 Well done that man Bob. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fireman049 Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 Thank you Bob ~ Tom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fireman049 Posted August 14, 2017 Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 Here is the starter motor refitted with all the heat insulation in place. Tom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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