Stranded on water today, Bendix?

starter came in today! (friday) crazy last minute delivery right before i left work.

came home and got her bolted up. the flanges are thicker so id recomend getting 1/4" longer bolts, as the few threads that went in were feeling quite soft and ready to strip.
the wireing was simple and quick i had to put the starter cable on the belt sander as it wouldnt fit on the silinoid, other than that wired right up.

i hit the key, and i $hit you not the old girl fired FIRST piston up.
god i love this boat, she'll put you threw hell, but hearing that motor makes me smile ear to ear. still as im typing
i couldnt believe she started so quick after being spun backwards, flooded etc.

well im back on the water for the weekend. thanks billy for all your help.

heres some pics to help out folks in the future.
arco starter 70201

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So how much was the ARCO?

Seems like it would have made the most sense to go with skidim on monday.

79nautique wrote: call Skidim and have them over night one to you. Question is how bad do you want to be boating this week-end????? then spend the money for the new one and call it a day.

The only RH Ford starter listed on SkiDIM's site is a reman'd unit for $265. Perhaps new ones are NLA?

Id keep looking for a local shop that can rebuild your old one.

i called our local starter/alternator shop. he said they dont have any parts to redo a CCW starter. i think all the starter needs is a new bearing(or whatever that is) at the very end/tip of the drive.
although i think the gear might be frozen to the shaft too. i dont still have the old starter to confirm, but tonight i will.

boat dr just called me, hes tryin to work some magic with arco.

lol boat dr your a HOOT, half tech encyclopedia, half comedian.

well i got bad news. napa, and orielly confirmed that starter (sierra # 18-5904, wilson 91-02-5880) has been discontinued with no replacement.

talk about back at square one!
looks like i wont be on the water this labor day. cabin fever sucks.

my problem was the bearing at the very end of the snout was gone.


ok update boat dr. got the starter

the good news: it bolts up and turns over the motor.

the bad news: the starter has 3 bolts holes, my motor has two. the hump and post are in the wrong spot, the hump actually rests on the stringer. and the biggy, its spinning the motor the wrong direction, the crank pulley is without a doubt spinning RH/CW, which means the flywheel is turning LH/CCW right?

on the starter the reman sticker says:
Wilson D6TF11001BA 12V 213

and stamped in the case, we can barely make out(only 90% sure on these)
its says:
AUTOLITE 12 USA
67AF-11001-B-9B4B

any ideas? should i go back and by the real one by that sierra #? (ie not this reman) or is there another number i should try? not only does it spin the wrong way but bolt pattern is wrong and hump and post are wrong.

thoughts? help?






OK UPDATE AGAIN!
just got off the phone with orielly, gave him the sierra # you gave me boat dr, and now those old two starters that showed up monday arent there and its showing a new Wilson Reman part # of 91-02-5880.....
the saga continues....

Stang, also would recomend a new solenoid to go with that 100.00 starter.But do not buy a Chinese, try to find a top of the line product.This may be the reason your drive "Grenaded".
Do not be too proud to walk into a Ford dealership as they may have an OEM in stock.............Billy

STANG KILLA SS wrote: this is what i ordered. "arco 70100 FITS: MANY 302, 351 FORDS Nose extends 2 3/8” into flywheel 12 Volt, CW rotation Side battery terminal"

Stang if you order what you have said above , you have the wrong starter.You need a CCW Part #70201/ Not a 70100
Engine rotation of a Reverse Rotation Motor is CCW when veiwed from the front or Backwards to a normal car motor....Billy

Stang , just got off the phone with Keith at Arco Marine.......
CCW side terminal starter for your motor is ..
Arco #70201........
The unit you ordered will bolt right up.BUT...Will spin the motor the wrong direction.........Boat dr..1-318-386-2825

Stang you need a CCW , regardless of what the 79 says with that line of BS it would confuse anybody.
Sierra part number is 18-5904, NAPA can order under that part #, ans it is a reman unit for reverse rotation Ford motors......................Boat dr

don't know which arco one you where refering don't believe you understand correctly what you need is a start for a reverse rotation motor application CCW and CW on the cranking motor, the way it is spelled out in the arco I take that as a CW engine which would be a CCW cranking motor and not what you want.

the skidim one is correct the other is refering to engine rotation car LH early CC's RH

CCW reverse rotation is what you need.

STANG KILLA SS wrote: just called napa, they dont list ski nautique, or correct craft in there marine book. he said if i had a number off the origonal he couild look that up, but mines a reman arco starter :(, so he said my only choice was to bring it in, and try to match it up manually by looks

you need to look under pleasure craft marine, or crusauder,