Eliacim is right. To install a SkyTec starter there is a guide shaft that needs to be cut off. The area around the shaft is covered creating a water-proof dam. A grinding disk is used to cut the part off. The previous owner of my Coupe did it for me before I took delivery. I also got a chance to look at the work in progress being done on a different Ercoupe.
I like the SkyTec starter, but I did have some problems with shear pins for a while. The mags were rebuilt and the timing adjusted as I remember it. Since I have just gotten my bird back in the air, I can't report yet whether the problem is gone for good. The new starter saved me 5 lbs, I believe and I have a push button instead of a pull lever now. Frank Nelson N51DV - 415C TOA --- In [email protected], "heavensounds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't remember the exact details, but I know that on some of these starter upgrades you need to cut a certain part, while masking the engine opening, so cutting debris does not fall into the engine. As I understand it, if you were to split the crank case, you could remove this part without having to cut it. > I wish I had the foresight and the money to upgrade my starter in 2006, when I overhauled my engine. > I am sure other forum members who have actually done this can give you better information. > Eliacim >
