Mini Starter conversion- SOLVED

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Mini Starter conversion- SOLVED

March 04, 2007, 09:23:59 PM

I'm going to throw a mini starter on my Bird tomorrow (more out of necessity then wanting to:punchballs: ). I've seen the diagram on Cool Cats ( thank you Eric!), but am wondering what gauage wiring I need. I can't measure it because the car is in the parking lot of my church.

Mini Starter conversion- SOLVED

Reply #1 – March 04, 2007, 09:28:32 PM

14-16 gauge should be fine,it's just a wire to tell the solenoid to engauge and really has no amperage going through it.

Mini Starter conversion- SOLVED

Reply #2 – March 04, 2007, 09:59:55 PM

I did the swap about a year or so ago.It took a while to get used to the fact that my car sounds like a Mopar when it starts.I don't mind,as long as it doesn't ever sound like a GM.

Mini Starter conversion- SOLVED

Reply #3 – March 04, 2007, 11:05:30 PM

Right now I just want my car to make any sound. Thanks for the info.

Mini Starter conversion- SOLVED

Reply #4 – March 05, 2007, 06:56:13 AM

I hear ya'.Bolt that thing on,add the new wire,move the original wire over one on the sylenoid,and add the new wire to the sylenoid where the original was.Done.

Mini Starter conversion- SOLVED

Reply #5 – March 05, 2007, 01:24:03 PM

How long does it take your guys' cars to start? My mini starter cranks about the same amount as the old one, somewhere in the ~7-10 crank range, occasionally 2-3 when the car's warm. Of course, this is on an old and worn 5.0.

Mini Starter conversion- SOLVED

Reply #6 – March 05, 2007, 05:06:48 PM

2-3 always for my car.

Mini Starter conversion- SOLVED

Reply #7 – March 05, 2007, 05:50:52 PM

I'm hoping its just my old motor thats being slow. I can have as many CCA as I want, or two batteries attached, and it still starts at the same speed. All connections clean and everything (well not at the moment, I need to relocate the alternator wire as it keeps corroding my battery terminal within days). No idea how clean it is in there, but I'm sure there's a bit of sludge in places (previous owner didn't do oil changes regularly enough).

Whenever I can afford to get a new engine and have the time to install it, its new 0 and 4 gauge wires all around.

Mini Starter conversion- SOLVED

Reply #8 – March 06, 2007, 09:28:26 AM

Hijacker!

Ok, I just threw a brand new starter in last night, and now it's acting up. Everytime I come to a stop and the RPMs drop below 1000, it starts shaking like a massage chair. It stops as soon as I hit the gas. Just for reference, I use one from a 97 F250 5.8L.

Mini Starter conversion- SOLVED

Reply #9 – March 06, 2007, 12:14:43 PM

mini? Check your wire connections?

Mini Starter conversion- SOLVED

Reply #10 – March 06, 2007, 04:51:54 PM

Yeah it is a mini, and we did have to wire it a little funny for a while, but i just fixed it and it still acts up.

Mini Starter conversion- SOLVED

Reply #11 – March 06, 2007, 07:22:10 PM

make sure the gear fully disengages the flywheel

Mini Starter conversion- SOLVED

Reply #12 – March 06, 2007, 07:44:26 PM

I think you have a new problem!

Mini Starter conversion- SOLVED

Reply #13 – March 06, 2007, 08:17:45 PM

your shudder is not caused by your starter.

when was the last time you did a tune up? You could have got some bad gas, have a fouled plug, broke a plug wire, knocked a wire loose, etc. since it happened right after the starter swap I would assume you might have busted a plug or broke a plug wire. check all the wires and connections.

Mini Starter conversion- SOLVED

Reply #14 – March 18, 2007, 10:37:44 PM

Sorry I took so long getting back to this. Wanted to check everything first.

I pulled all the plugs, and they looked fine. Checked the wires also. They are only two years old, but you never know. Cap and rotor looked a little to worn for 6 months, but not bad enough to cause this.

The reason I bring most of this up is that my vacuum manifold broke today. The left most plug snapped clean off as I was driving. Could this have caused the stumble? Also, this is the 2nd one that broke in about 3 years. Is it a common problem? Has anyone thought of making one out of sheetmetal?