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What is the best replacement starter for a 312, something that's available at a typical parts store? Do any other family's fit ie FE? 1956 vintage
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The starters from 1956 thru 1964 Y’s and the starters from 1958 thru 1964 FE’s are interchangeable with each other. The ‘pitch’ of the starter teeth on the ring gear is the limiting factor for starter selection for the Ford Y and the first six years of Ford FE production. Came 1965, the FE went to a more universal ‘pitch’ for the starter drive and the flywheel teeth. It must also be noted that the Y-Block and early FE starters also have starter drives that drive forward rather than rearward. As a result, the step on the standard transmission flywhl for the starter ring gear is on the engine side of the flywheel for the early model engines rather than on the transmission side. Simply installing a late model ring gear on an early model flywheel and using the late model starter has the ring gear ultimately being driven back off of the flywheel after repeated hits of the starter.
  Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)
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OK, thank you Ted. I was looking to put a smaller starter in, but would need to change ringgear. Mine is a stick, so what ring application would I need or can the ring be reversed?
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