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But you know what repco stands for?

Rip Every Poor C**t Off.

Supercheap auto had starters on sale last year, I picked up a L-series one for $35

bugger I need one too now, sounds like the battery is flat but it is a near new 770cca battery with all new cables, clamps and is showing full charge, the starter motor has been sounding a bit crook for a while now so I spose I should have been expecting it, just sux it happened at all

phwoaar just got a price from Coventry's $270 for an A12 starter motor!!
Is there any difference between the A12, A14 or A15 starter motors?

I don't suppose this would fit?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Starter-Motor- ... ViewItem#ebayphotohosting

quite cheap for a new starter just not sure if 80-82 model pulsars used A series engines?

woohoo, guess what!
It fit the 80-82 model pulsar starter motor is a direct A series replacement!
Part number was JSX119 from memory, it cost me $36 from ebay to my door brand spankin new
N.O.S. item was just gathering dust, one mans trash is anothers treasure eh!

I can tell you what doesn't work now that the darn thing burnt out...

GA16DE/QG18DE starter motors from N14/15/16 Pulsars need modification to fit (relief of some external ribbing and drilling out threaded bolt hole to match the M10 shank). Thought I could get away with it for $70 but after countless cranking both with and without compression it's dying and getting too hot to crank.

yeah the 1980 Pulsar comes with a-series engine, so that will fit a 1200

Possibly the QG starter may have fit too tight on the flywheel leading to overheating. OR, since that's a small permanent-magnet starter, maybe they don't hold up to extended cranking

There were some questions in this topic
Quote:A12/A14/A15 starters are the same. However in different years there are differences
* Mitsubishi vs Hitachi
* Starting July 1971, Automatic used high-torque (prior to that, automatics used the same starter as manuals)

Quote:1979-1980 N10 (Pulsar/310) uses an A-series engine. In 1981 N10 changed to E-series


Quote:Ring gear is the same on A12,A14 and A15. Unknown what the 8-tooth gear is from. The ones I've seen are 9-tooth

And there was this report a few years ago: The (larger) Pulsar starter has a notch that wont allow them to go in the 1200. Is this due to RWD vs FWD transmissions or something else? Unknown

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OK, found some more info:

* The 8-tooth starter gear is from N10 Pulsar/310 front-wheel-drive starter for A14 engine

* Found some photos of starter housing fouling on the the block (even though they bolt to the gearbox)

* The QG/GA/B14 starter is a permanent-magnet type and so they say...
-- if you knock it with a hammer you can crack the magnets
-- if it overheats it weakens the magnets

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