Leyland Car Owners - Question and Answer - Starter Motor for 4.4 ltr motor

From: "Adrian"
: To:
: Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004

: I have been advised that you have starter motors for P76 engines.
: Our technical officer has looked at the photograph on the website
: http://www.enginecentre.com.au/starters-leyland.html and has warned us to be careful as it is one of two types of starter motors used in the P76 engine.
: My question is, do you carry both types of starter motors?



: From: "Graeme Webb"

: Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004

: As far as we know there is only one starter that we sell for the P76 and we sell quite a few of them and no one has returned any.
: This starter will cost you $385 + postage
: Thanks
: Graeme


: Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 21:55:27 +1000


: Graeme
: I have had a look at your starter motor and yes its the same as I make.
: There is how ever the other starter motor with an offset of 1/16 of an inch.
: We call then eccentric starter motors as they are for the P76 motor with a
: 1/8 in larger diameter flywheel. These starters have a triangle eched on the
: nose cone. Most of the late model P76's came out with this flywheel. If you
: us one of your starter motor on a P76 motor with the larger flywheel then it
: will work, but slowly destroy the ring gear. With the P76 starter motor nose
: cone being so thin it usually breaks off the nose cone and thus stuffs the
: starter. As an auto electrician by trade I have a about 20 or so with this
: problem sitting in my stuffed box. Your's and my starter has a much stronger front end and thus doesn't break, but will slowly destroy the ring
: gear.
: I know as I have made one of these starters to test the theory.
: (see attached pic).

: Anyway thats the info on the starter motor saga.

: Garth...

Leyland P76 Owners 2004

Technical Question and Answers

Starter Motors for 4.4 ltr motor

Triangle models

Indentifing which starter motor suits your engine.