4 brush starter for 1984 Venture

[cabreco]

Attempting to Head down to OBX we go stuck in severe bumper to bumper traffic 6 miles from the house. About 30 minutes into the mess I miss shifted & stalled. Of course my 84 struggled badly to restart SO the good news is I just got the "approval" from the Mrs to, as she eloquently put it:

 

"Go buy A G.D. 4 brush starter for this thing already!"

 

So I just want to make sure:

 

1. Any 1999-present venture starter will bolt right up as a direct replacement CORRECT?

2. Do I need to replace the stock Gen 1 battery cables as well when replacing to a 4 brush? (if so what guage)

[Snaggletooth]

Any 2nd Gen starter should be 4 brush and bolt in fit. You don't have to change the cables but going to 4ga in a good way to go.

 

From my Droid where I happen to be at the moment.

[cabreco]

Has anyone done a write up on the starter replacement?

[Venturous Randy]

Sent you a PM.

RandyA

[cabreco]

Well my 4 brush starter came in today, the fun starts tomorrow.

I'm going to do a practice replacement by doing this on my parts Venture 1st.

Then it's on to the real deal!

Wish me luck!

[cabreco]

The replacement was not as bad as I anticipated. Overall I spent 6 hours.

2 hours practicing on the parts bike.

2 hours doing the procedure on my blond &

2 hours tracing a water leak & cleaning up.

 

I kept my OEM cables & she cranks fast...EVEN WHEN HOT! This has to be the BEST upgrade for the Gen 1

[cabreco]

The write up!

[Snaggletooth]

Yep.. hot starts were my worst problem in the beginning. Did the ground mod. Helped. Did the 4ga cables. Helped some more. Did a starter rebuild and used cheap brushes. Didn't help. Oops. Needed new starter. Earl set me up with a used 4 brush. Praise the Lord! End of cranking problems. Added the DEKA and been great ever since. Threw in Danos engage mod for the fun of it... I like knowing I'm going to start. Glad you got it in.

 

From my Droid wherever I may happen to be at any given moment.

[Venturous Randy]

The replacement was not as bad as I anticipated. Overall I spent 6 hours.

2 hours practicing on the parts bike.

2 hours doing the procedure on my blond &

2 hours tracing a water leak & cleaning up.

 

I kept my OEM cables & she cranks fast...EVEN WHEN HOT! This has to be the BEST upgrade for the Gen 1

 

 

Did you get a new one or one from one of the links I sent you?

RandyA

[cabreco]

Did you get a new one or one from one of the links I sent you?

RandyA

 

I bought one of the ones from Pinwall you sent me. The unit came from a bike with 40K miles. with shippin it came to $70 bucks...but it works like a DREAM!

[Venturous Randy]

I bought one of the ones from Pinwall you sent me. The unit came from a bike with 40K miles. with shippin it came to $70 bucks...but it works like a DREAM!

 

 

I hope it makes your wife happy now.

RandyA