Darin Jordan
Petty Officer 3rd Class
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- Aug 18, 2009
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I received the new starter for my 1990 Maxum 7.4L/Bravo.
It looks different enough than the factory starter to cause me concern.
The original starter has the following on the end-cap:
"9000762 Delco Remy US"
"0B02 SAE J1171 Marine"
The new starter is an Marine Electrical Supply, MES (www.mesmarine.com) part number:
5399MHT - Delco PMGR 1.7HT For Merc, OMC, Volvo
I ordered this on the phone, and told them what it was for. I said I wanted the heaviest duty starter I could get for my application.
The solenoid is different looking, the body is smaller, and the gears look to be a larger diameter than the stock unit. That last one may not be an issue if the offset from the mounting is adjusted accordingly, but I haven't attempted to measure that.
Anyone out there replaced their 7.4L/454/502 starter and noticed these differences between the old and new? Should I be contacting the supplier?
Any thoughts would be appreciated. Would like to know I have the right part BEFORE I go through the work of installing it. After that is generally not a fun time to find out you don't have the right part.
Thanks,
It looks different enough than the factory starter to cause me concern.
The original starter has the following on the end-cap:
"9000762 Delco Remy US"
"0B02 SAE J1171 Marine"
The new starter is an Marine Electrical Supply, MES (www.mesmarine.com) part number:
5399MHT - Delco PMGR 1.7HT For Merc, OMC, Volvo
I ordered this on the phone, and told them what it was for. I said I wanted the heaviest duty starter I could get for my application.
The solenoid is different looking, the body is smaller, and the gears look to be a larger diameter than the stock unit. That last one may not be an issue if the offset from the mounting is adjusted accordingly, but I haven't attempted to measure that.
Anyone out there replaced their 7.4L/454/502 starter and noticed these differences between the old and new? Should I be contacting the supplier?
Any thoughts would be appreciated. Would like to know I have the right part BEFORE I go through the work of installing it. After that is generally not a fun time to find out you don't have the right part.
Thanks,
