Ok , I read slant six Dan's mini starter thread awhile back and ordered what was supposed to fit my 360 LA. I ordered a starter for a manual transmission Ram 2004 ish.Ummm.... this sucker is hitting the block with the selinoid and not mating up. I saw other threads since with others having the same problem. Some people grinding. Im not grinding the block or selinoid. Does anyone know of a definite mini starter that will work. Thanks
If you got a starter from a 2004 truck, you got the wrong one- that's 4.7/5.7 territory. The mini starters ended in 2001 or so. Go for the mid '90s Dakota/Ram/van with a 3.9/5.2/5.9, they're all the same. ('88ish-'01?)
The LAs had a lug cast into the block (for manufacturing purposes, functionally unnecessary) that sometimes slightly interferes with the mini starter. A couple seconds with an angle grinder takes care of it. If you refuse to grind, then put the big starter back in.
