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| | | | Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 480 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 480 | I'm putting a 1959 235 into my 53 pick up and would like to keep the foot starter. Does anyone know of a source for a 12 volt foot starter? I haven't been able to find one that doesn't require a core (which I don't have). Or is it possible to take a standard starter, remove the solenoid on top, and swap it over to foot start by installing the switch in place of the solenoid?
I am currently digging back in to a 1953 3800 (one ton) with a nine foot bed. I've owned it since 1979, and drove it until 1982 (or so). My wife got me involved in restoring it back in 2002, got the body removed and the frame redone, then things came up. Now I am retired and starting again. If anyone is interested I have photos on Imagur ( https://timwhiteblues.imgur.com/ ). I live way back in the woods in the Ozarks on 40 acres at the end of a 2 1/2 mile private road. Tim
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 80 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 80 | A 12 volt starter (foot starter) for a '59 235 should be relatively easy to locate. Classic Parts should have one in stock. They usually have a 10% discount around any of the holidays (they just had one for Father's Day and I am pretty sure they will have another for the 4th of July. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | A 6 volt starter will work fine on 12 volts. You need to use the starter that goes with the bell housing & flywheel that you are using.
They say money can't buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing. 1972 Chevy c10 Cheyenne SuperIn the Gallery Forum | | | | | Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 480 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 480 | Yes, I know the starter and flywheel need to match. I am using the bell housing and flywheel that came with the 59 engine, I am assuming they are 12 volt, since it had a 12 volt solenoid operated starter on it. And the bell housing has the bolt holes for both the foot starter and the rear motor mounts. At the moment the flywheel is in the machine shop with the rest of the engine, but as soon as I get it back I am going to have to count the teeth to make sure just what I am working with. As I said, I am assuming it is 12 volts, but we'll see!
I am currently digging back in to a 1953 3800 (one ton) with a nine foot bed. I've owned it since 1979, and drove it until 1982 (or so). My wife got me involved in restoring it back in 2002, got the body removed and the frame redone, then things came up. Now I am retired and starting again. If anyone is interested I have photos on Imagur ( https://timwhiteblues.imgur.com/ ). I live way back in the woods in the Ozarks on 40 acres at the end of a 2 1/2 mile private road. Tim
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | I see what you are getting at now. You can't remove the sel. & put on the stomp starter switch. The terms. are different. A 55 II to 59 foot stomp starter will work though.
They say money can't buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing. 1972 Chevy c10 Cheyenne SuperIn the Gallery Forum | | | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,961 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,961 | There are sellers on eBay that sell them for around $200 outright and they pay shipping. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 916 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 916 | After watching the ones on eBay for nearly $200, I called Langdon and he sold me a really nice 12V foot starter for considerably less than that. Might want to give him a call...
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