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J&J 
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 Topic: D14 starter for a CA?
Posted: 14 hours 37 minutes ago at 10:19pm |
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Is a 12v D 14 starter mechanically compatible with a CA. I'd like to change it out for the purpose of having a 12v starter and the use of a solenoid. Thanks
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steve(ill)
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Posted: 13 hours 54 minutes ago at 11:02pm |
i think the 6v and 12v systems use a different flywheel with a different number of teeth.
12v starter has 9 teeth...... 6v starter has 14 teeth....
why not just have your 6v starter changed to a solenoid stud... and use 12v on it ?
Edited by steve(ill) - 13 hours 47 minutes ago at 11:09pm
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PaulB
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Posted: 5 hours 42 minutes ago at 7:14am |
For the B,C & CA tractor you MUST use a 14t starter drive. If you are willing to change the starter drive and re-drill the starter mounting hole in the nose cone to properly position the starter drive to the flywheel, it could be made to work. I would just take the CA starter to a competent rebuilder and have it made into a 12 volt unit with a stud instead of a button. You could just use the CA starter as is with 12 volts, however you will probably ruin the ring gear in time.
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Gary Burnett
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Posted: 5 hours 29 minutes ago at 7:27am |
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As Paul said you might have trouble with the 6V starter using 12V on it then again i HAVE A CA with a 6V starter that I know has been cranked by a 12V battery for at least 40 years.
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J&J
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Posted: 4 hours 7 minutes ago at 8:49am |
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Is adding a stud to the CA starter pretty straightforward or is it more in-depth that I would need to take it to a starter repair shop?
Edited by J&J - 4 hours 5 minutes ago at 8:51am
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steve(ill)
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Posted: 3 hours 19 minutes ago at 9:37am |
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installing the stud is not for beginners.. but if you have a BIG SOLDER IRON and you are familiar with solder techniques, it can be done at home.
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Posted: 2 hours 10 minutes ago at 10:46am |
I have gone through various gyrations with Model C starters.
One Model C which I owned 20+ years ago broke 3 starter drives and chewed up the ring gear on the flywheel using 12 Volts; I finally converted it to a 6 Volt alternator system before selling it.
My current Model C is running 12 Volts on the 6 Volt starter, it doesn't slam the drive in as hard as the previous one but it is still quite brisk. This starter is actually from a WD, I swapped the pinion out for the appropriate 14 tooth unit and rotated the nose cone by re-drilling the mounting holes. I also soldered a brass bolt onto the contact to convert it to a solenoid (Ford relay) system. So far so good.
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J&J
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Posted: 1 hour 13 minutes ago at 11:43am |
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Is there any reason I can't just drill a hole through the original contact and insert a bolt up through the hole? Would there be enough room on the contact to do so? There would be no High heat soldering that way. Just throwing that out there??
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steve(ill)
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Posted: 55 minutes ago at 12:01pm |
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the original contact sticks thru a HOLE in the case with the wire solder on the inside and contact on the outside.. If you drill a hole thru the contact, you probably will not have much support left in the remaining piece... and your going to drill into the soldered wire on the inside..
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Posted: 26 minutes ago at 12:30pm |
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We switched over to 12v on our CA probably 5 or 6 years ago. Original 6v starter works just fine and have not had any issues to this point.
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Posted: 14 minutes ago at 12:42pm |
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i use the 6v starter on a 12v battery on 4-5 different tractors... I pulled off the PUSH ROD and cut a little triangle plate out of 1/8 inch thick.. i PUSH the button down, then set the triangle plate in the groove and install the pivot pin.. That keeps the switch engaged 100% of the time.. If you cant get it compressed all the way, i install it plate, then push a sheetmetal wedge between the button and plate to compress it the last few thousands..
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