215 starter delema

[shocker998md]

Hey guys,
Anyone in here save with 215/223 stuff? I'm going to cross post on the ford6 forum, but I'm troubleshooting a slow crank on my 52 customline. First cold start or after being heatsoaked it cranks extremely slow and barely starts. So I took the starter out and it's been messed with recently before I bought the car. It looks like I have a starter drive for a fordamatic trans once I looked over my motors manual.

I ordered a new starter from db electric and the shaft has a keyway and two dimples for bolts. So after digging in the book I think I have it figured out that I need to order a drive like this one linked below. Can anyone confirm this type of drive is what a 215 with a manual trans needs? Or if there are more quality parts please link them, I'm pretty confused on what I have/need. And yes my cables are good zero guage, clean, tight ect.


https://thirdgenauto.com/product/new-1928-53-ford-starter-drive-and-bendix/

 

[bubba22349]

Yes that would be the correct Starter Drive Unit for a 1952. How many ground cables do you have and were are they all connected?

 

[shocker998md]

Positive ground and I have a Ground to block, ground to body, ground to frame. Bellhousing is bare metal where the starter touches against it.

I'm confident in my grounds and cables.

 

[shocker998md]

The more I'm looking the more I confuse myself.

What is the difference between that spring with two bolt style and the ones with the round cover?

The old starter shaft didn't have a keyway, just a hole for a drive pin. But I really think the starter I pulled out was wrong based on my motors book.

 

[shocker998md]

Yes that would be the correct Starter Drive Unit for a 1952. How many ground cables do you have and were are they all connected?

Bubba,
How many teeth should be on the bendix for a 215? I removed a 9 tooth from the car, the one in the link came in and it's a 10 tooth. I've counted both of them a dozen times now.