7352 (1965 396/ 1967 L88 ) starter

[Bill W.]

I have a real 7352 starter I bought at Bloomington in the 80s . John Pirkle Sr. looked at it when I bought it and said it was a real one . My question is it has a 3 hole cast iron nose . Could that be correct or do I need to look for a correct nose ? I have some photos of a two hole someone ( I think Joe L. ) sent me in 08 . If a two hole is correct are there any ID marks .

[Patrick B.]

Re: 7352 (1965 396/ 1967 L88 ) starter

A 65 396 and L88's would use an aluminum snout for the small flywheel.

[Joe L.]

Re: 7352 (1965 396/ 1967 L88 ) starter

A 65 396 and L88's would use an aluminum snout for the small flywheel.

Patrick and Bill-----


Yes, the original '352' starter had an aluminum starter nose with "two hole" configuration for one long and one short starter bolt.

In this case, the starter must have gone through a commercial rebuilding operation and ended up re-configured which is VERY common. You were lucky enough to find a previously rebuilt starter with a very rare part number on the starter frame. The starter can be re-configured back to original. The only part of it that's rare is the frame with a rare part number. The rest of the stuff is quite easy to obtain.