Also calculated as watts=amps*voltage
That's why voltage drop from bad cables decreases starter output, or weak CCA batteries.
That's why voltage drop from bad cables decreases starter output, or weak CCA batteries.
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needlenose
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Exactly, so amperage = power / voltage.
4kw / 12v = 333 amps (of current).
Usually the higher the current draw, the more powerful(work it can do) the motor. So slapping that high draw starter onto your fading batteries will kill them in a hurry.
Google Ohm's Law for the little pyramid we learned about long, long ago in school.
simple explanation, more KW, More cranking power. faster spinning engine. I love the DB 4 kw starter.
http://www.dbelectrical.com/p-8477-new-starter-ford-van-f-pickup-truck-73l-non-turbo-1994.aspx
http://www.dbelectrical.com/p-8477-new-starter-ford-van-f-pickup-truck-73l-non-turbo-1994.aspx
Well I decided to go with the Autozone starter in the link below. Reasoning was...Lifetime warranty and it's on sale today if you order online 20% off plus a $20 Gift Card and Free Shipping...did still have to pay sales tax though, so final cost was $105.00.
http://www.autozone.com/external-engine/starter/duralast-import-starter/5795_192597_0/
http://www.autozone.com/external-engine/starter/duralast-import-starter/5795_192597_0/
Black dawg
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yes, never measured or compared, but it goes right up into place, where the oem mitsu takes a little wiggling.
New starter was scheduled to arrive today so I pulled the old one...if it wasn't for the previous threads I read about finding the top bolt and using a short wobble extension with a longer extension it would have taken much longer and a colorful vocabulary.
Putting in the new one went fine...seems like there is a little more room to get the top bolt. My one complaint would be the position of the small wire post is blind on this starter and actually took longer to get the tiny ass nut on then the top bolt did.
Here's some pics...looks like the old starter may have been original and if not replaced with a OEM. The new one is stamped on the housing Made in Japan but has a sticker Assembled in Mexico.
Putting in the new one went fine...seems like there is a little more room to get the top bolt. My one complaint would be the position of the small wire post is blind on this starter and actually took longer to get the tiny ass nut on then the top bolt did.
Here's some pics...looks like the old starter may have been original and if not replaced with a OEM. The new one is stamped on the housing Made in Japan but has a sticker Assembled in Mexico.
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