Opinions on shorter aftermarket starter? 1964 Evinrude Speeditwin 28hp

[kdiddle]

Morning, all. My original starter on my 1964 Speeditwin finally bit the dust. I took it apart to see what kind of shape it was in, and apparently my brushes completely disintegrated into oblivion. Not able to find a local shop that could rebuild it, I went online and cross referenced my starter to an aftermarket one.

After receiving it, it was apparent that its a full inch shorter than the original, so I am unable to mount the bottom plate to the starter. The top bolts lined up and are holding it fine so far - but I'd love to hear from you guys on whether or not the two through bolts into the top plate are enough to hold it, or should I attempt some sort of bracket fabrication / washer stacking nonsense to make sure the bottom is properly supported?

BTW - I called and checked with the group that I got the starter from and they confirmed that I got the right starter, but they have no idea why its shorter than the original and were no help in my finding an answer to my question.

 

[racerone]

Clearly a case of an online ----" everything fits " ----seller.----I believe that starter fits the newer 28 HP motors and not the 28 / 33 / 40 HP motors from 62 to 1970.-----It may work but I would get the correct one !!----What make and part # was this replacement ?

 

[kdiddle]

The original was a Presolite MGD-4002- the one I got had a part # of SAB-0109. From what I'm finding online, I don't see a lot of alternatives. I guess I could just go back to rebuilding my original (def not planning on throwing it away) but the brush set alone costs more than the replacement starter I bought...I've seen some comments online where folks have had the same issue of starter being too short, and I've seen comments that they just leave the bottom bracket off - that just doesn't give me the warm and fuzzies...

 

[lindy46]

Maybe fashion a "blank" to fill the space, drill holes in it and use the original longer bolts.

 

[F_R]

Look at the history. That basic motor has been around since 1957. The starter has been modified several times since then, and got longer as it did. The longer starters required a stabilizer bracket at the bottom to keep it from shaking loose. Since you have a shorter starter, the bracket is no longer needed. Bonus: your new one probably is a permanent magnet design. Far better.

If it fits and works, use it.

 

[kdiddle]

Hmm, I didn't think of it that way F_R - that the longer starter would require the extra bracing...since it works and its already mounted, I guess I'll use it as is and hang onto my old one in case I need to rebuild/replace later...thanks for the input everyone!

 

[hardwater fisherman]

I replaced a starter on a 76 40hp with one that was shorter like yours. I worried about it at first but that was 8 or 9 years ago and it never came loose or gave me any problems. If I remember right the old one was quite a bit heavier then the replacement also.