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[1380DominoHT]

Hi all i have a couple of engines and i want to use a pre engaged starter on my new engine but it uses a inertia starter just now and its a pre-verto setup. I have a full verto setup aswell, can i switch this setup and use a pre-engaged starter? Thanks for looking

[The Matt]

Yes, well, what you have to do is match the pre-engaged starter with the pre-engaged ring gear. In most cases it is easiest to switch the starter to suit the flywheel. But I guess you're going to be switching the flywheel and clutch setup to suit your starter of choice.

To switch flywheels, you need to swap;

Flywheel and clutch assembly,
Clutch lever,
clutch slave cylinder,
starter,
CRB and carrier etc.

You're basically going to have to use the pre-engaged starter, flywheel and clutch cover off the engine with the pre-engaged setup. I guess it's all Verto style clutch that you'll be swapping to (unless you've got a funky diaphragm style flywheel with a pre-engaged starter ring gear)?

[Dan]

All you actually have to swap is the flywheel ring gear, it's easy enough for any engineer to do for you or you can do it yourself if you feel confident. It's only shrunk onto the flywheel with after heating and has a single weld to stop it spinning. By doing this you can fit the pre-engaged starter to the pre-Verto clutch and flywheel. You may also need to shim the starter motor out from its mounting slightly, I can't remember which way around the conversion has to be to require that shim but if you check the FAQ on clutches it's all in there.

[1380DominoHT]

thanks for the info folks, iv decided to try this out wish me luck lol