[T3] Will it start? Only the Shadow knows...

[Michael Carmody & Lucy Alfonso <carmody@kcisp.net>]

Cyberphriends:

Well, I purchased a nice used starter from my revered guru, to replace the one that came
with the Squareback ('67). The old one was completely fried; neither the solenoid nor the
starter motor gave the slightest notice of the application of voltage.

So tomorrow I plan to brave the heat (it's been 100+ nearly every day the past couple
weeks in Wichita) and slap the new model into place.

A question: the ground strap to my battery is pretty ratty (almost rhymes). Is it kosher
to replace it with a garden variety negative ground cable from Pep Boys or wherever? I
want to start really working on the car, so I don't care if it's stock for the time
being. I can order a factory-style strap later.

Pray for my knuckles,
Carmody
http://www.kcisp.net/~carmody/sra2000.html

PS: What are the numbers stamped on my engine, on the sides of the oil sump underneath? I
took a couple pictures, and they are on the third photo page of the website listed above.
Is this just the part number, or is there any relevance to identifying my engine? (I was
never able to find an engine number.)

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