[V8Vairs] Kelmark Starter question

Ryan Counterman vairking at hotmail.com
Fri Mar 10 14:29:23 EST 2006


The starter my Kelmark uses is the old style chevy, which bolts to the 
bellhousing, just like a Corvair.  It is what came with the car when I got 
it.  I am unsure what the starter is from but the motor that came with the 
car was a '73 Truck 350ci motor, 4 bolt mains, etc.

Ryan Counterman


>From: "Tim Barrie" <tbarrie at meritprecision.com>
>Reply-To: discussion of non-stock engines in Corvairs <v8vairs at corvair.org>
>To: "'discussion of non-stock engines in Corvairs'" <v8vairs at corvair.org>
>Subject: RE: [V8Vairs] Kelmark Starter question
>Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 13:32:43 -0500
>
>Seth, I have in fact the correct starter and flywheel for the engine, a '96
>SB out of a 1/2 ton truck. It is a Vortec but I understand that it is still
>a first generation block. The starter bolts up fine to the block and 
>engages
>the ring gear.
>When I tried to bolt up the Kelmark adapter the starter interfered. I took
>the starter off and bolted up the adaptor, rear-end and transmission.
>If I now put the snout of the starter in the Kelmark hole, the bosses on 
>the
>starter are about 1/2" away from the block. I have tried two different
>starters to no avail.
>If there was not a special starter called out by Kelmark I can only assume
>that the Vortec block is different. I got the adapter from an old 327
>conversion but there was no starter with it.
>Only option appears to enlarge the hole in the Kelmark adaptor. That of
>course is my last option.
>Thanks for your ideas, Tim
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: v8vairs-bounces at corvair.org [mailto:v8vairs-bounces at corvair.org] On
>Behalf Of Sethracer at aol.com
>Sent: March 6, 2006 12:10 AM
>To: v8vairs at corvair.org
>Subject: Re: [V8Vairs] Kelmark Starter question
>
>
>In a message dated 3/5/2006 8:09:38 PM Pacific Standard Time,
>tbarrie at meritprecision.com writes:
>
>I have a  Kelmark conversion (SBC not Toro) and need a starter.
>
>Does anyone know  the application that the original starter came from? It
>appears to be an  unusual nose cap with raised bolt locations to the block.
>I
>am using a 96  Vortec but I was led to believe that the Gen 1 blocks all 
>had
>the same  mounts for starters.
>
>Appreciate the help. Tim
>
>
>
>Tim - The starter for your conversion should be specific to your block and
>flywheel. It should have nothing to do with the Kelmark conversion. The
>number
>of teeth on the flywheel and the block bolts is all that should matter. 
>Real
>
>old  Chevy V8 motors had starters that bolted to the bellhousing, like the
>Vair, but those haven't been used in years, since the 70's at least. Even
>if
>the Kelmark had a provision for it, you would be better off bolting to the
>block if it will clear the bellhousing okay. Some of the variables on the
>late
>starters are an offset bolt on some models.  -  Seth
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