Starter problems.

[CrazyGuy]

I am trying to figure out where to get a specific part of my starter as the shop working on the car can not source it and neither can the local Toyota dealership.

The car in question is a 1978 BJ 40 with the engine from a BJ 42 (3.5L Turbo Diesel 3B) running both 24v and 12v systems.

There is a lot of guessing going on as we are not sure of the age of the engine in the car nor what starter that is since the starter for the 3B engine should have 11 teeth but the one in there has only 9 teeth...and it seems to work quite well both on 12v and 24v somewhat puzzling the electronics shop that was trying to fix the starter.

Here is a picture of my problem, any and all help is appreciated here...the part i need to replace is the metal/silver cylinder on top of the red unit.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8627847...7625512608680/

[mikjus]

This is how my 1978 B/3B starter motor looks like. It has reduction gear. Earlier versions didnt have it. Solenoid shape is one thing that tell that this is toyota starter (not sure if there is 3rd party aftermarket models?). Your starter look like old "straight" starter without reduction gear?

[MK]

My 1977 BJ-40 with B-engine had that same kind of straight starter. It was with 24V electric system.

[CrazyGuy]

Thanks for that comparison photo, yeah seems that it is indeed an older model starter and its mated to a BJ42 Engine that is newer than the car...weird pairing.

Need to figure something out so i can get the car running. It being my daily driver makes for a bit of a rush to get it working.


Did find this, wonder if it applies to the starter i have as it is the 74-77 year starter(someone might have used an older BJ as a "spare parts car" for this one before the engine was swapped):

http://www.toyodiy.com/parts/p_E_197...L-KC_1904.html