Hi,
I had a similar problem, but the starter became weaker and weaker and eventually wouldn't turn the engine over despite a new and well charged battery. I considered getting a mini high torque starter, but I have a pretty standard 351C and decided I wanted to try and keep things as standard as possible and therefore to try a standard Ford rebuilt starter for the 351C from the local pusher. Works absolutely fantastic, turns it over at a great rate of knots. But I did have to hold my breath as I tried to thread the old standard one out through the tubular headers and the new one back in. Mangaged it eventually without removing the headers, those suckers get pretty heavy after a while
Cheers, Tim.
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