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54 June 2019 MiniWorld
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A fresh start
My engine builds are at the stage where I need to
fi nd and check over suitable ancillary parts for them..
R
ecently I have been working
on ancillaries for the two
engines that I have currently
under way. Having had a
slow-to-turn starter on the yellow Mini
I decided to check out the starter from
my original 998 and another from a
1968 MG 1300. The starters were fi tted
to engines made four years apart and
the MG unit is the earlier 35G whereas
the 998 is the 35J. You can see the
di erence in the pictures here. I know
that both were working when the
engines were removed from the cars
but I wanted to make sure this is still
the case. I tested them using a jump-
start pack and both still spin happily.
The MG bendix spring was very weak
and there was quite a bit of rust on
the shaft under the bendix gear; the
result of being stored in a damp garage
(not mine) for a number of years.
The 998’s 35J unit became noisy
as it slowed but its bendix was good
as I had replaced it back in the late
1980s so it has had very little use. It
is being used with the original ring
gear, which is also good, so there
EBW 950K
Tim
Mundy
Model: Modifi ed 1972 Mini with 1293 Rob Walker engine
History: Bought as a project 21 years ago and it has
been on and o the road ever since
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The bendix assembly being
thoroughly cleaned up.The 35J starter,
from my original
1972 998 engine,
with the bendix
removed.The 35G starter from
a 50k-mile 1968
MG 1300 engine.