250 starter - Please help !

[powerband]

Help please, this is holding up the completion of install/startup of 250 with 157 tooth flywheel , C5DA Bellhousing & standard (3spd) tranny:

The 1969 Mustang 250/std - 9 TOOTH - gear OEM starter application interferes with the headers. Common wisdom says the later VeeAte 82 - 94 5.0 starter will work fine. (also has 157 tooth flywheel)

> The OEM 9 TOOTH is centered in the bolts/flange bellhouse opening.
> The '91 5.0 starter I got has - 10 TEETH - but armature is offset from the bellhouse flange mount opening and bolts center and has "offset / angled gear teeth" .
Anyone know if this is going to work? - or will it shred the ring gear?.

This has been a frustrating issue - Anyone using a 250 with standard tranny I'd sure appreciate letting me know what starter you're using.

Thanks,
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91 5.0 starter:

OEM application:

 

[prostkxy]

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[MustangSix]

The later starter should work fine. The offset is to accomodate the diameter of the different gear, but that is a more powerful starter than your original.

The critical dimension is length of the nose. Compare them both from ounting face to the end of the drive. There are two lengths commonly used on Ford starters - either 2" or 2 3/8". Just make sure that matches. A starter too long might grind and one too short might not completely engage.

Wire it thru the existing solenoid.

 

[powerband]

The later starter should work fine. The offset is to accomodate the diameter of the different gear, but that is a more powerful starter than your original.

The critical dimension is length of the nose. Compare them both from ounting face to the end of the drive. There are two lengths commonly used on Ford starters - either 2" or 2 3/8". Just make sure that matches. A starter too long might grind and one too short might not completely engage.

Wire it thru the existing solenoid.

Thanks, 8)

After careful measurement of starter flange to ring gear, I found that the 5.0 starter should fit fine with the drive gear having clearance and not grind into the ring gear upon engagement. But the OEM application starter would have been too long for the SBF-SFI flywheel/ring gear I'm using, it had minimal clearance disengaged and would have run into the ring gear when engaged.

Powerband