Auto vs manual starter

[86SCLB]

Hello, i have been having starter troubles with my truck for about a week now. I just got one from a wrecking yard today, it works great and bolts right up but the starter drive doesnt reach the ring gear on the motor. The only thing i can think of is this new starter is from an automatic and my truck is a ZF5, are these starters transmission specific?

 

[whiteboyslo]

When I look up a starter for my truck on various parts websites, it doesn't ask for transmission type. I would say 'no'.

Mike

 

[riotwarrior]

Sounds like it's for a PS not IDI

 

[86SCLB]

I thought the bolt pattern on a PS was different then an IDI
Also this starter is a lot smaller and has no nose cone

 

[Dieselcrawler]

the no nose cone part doesn't work anymore. last one I installed for a friend had no nose cone. bolted right up and works great. came from autozone.

 

[Oog]

Starters are identical manual to auto.

IDI to PSD differ.

 

[icanfixall]

No difference in manual or auto trans starters. You have the wrong starter in that truck.

 

[Wyreth]

Starters are identical manual to auto.

IDI to PSD differ.

Listen well to the wisdom of Oog.

 

[jaluhn83]

Wasn't there an early 6.9 starter that was slightly different? 12 vs 13 tooth gear or something? IIRC it was only on 83 trucks. Might he have one of these?

 

[86SCLB]

It was a bosch reman starter so i ran the number and it came up as an early ps starter. So i went back and got the correct one, threw it in tonight and it works prefect. Thanks for all your help