http://www.carkb.com/Uwe/Forum.aspx/studebaker/4362/Starter-Designation Tip: Looking for answers? Try searching our database. Starter Designation Thread view: Enable EMail Alerts Start New Thread Thread rating: [Open Message Tree] Ernest Rizzolo - 29 Feb 2004 00:59 GMT I have the starter out of my 64 Avanti on ebay. I was asked if it was an MDU or MDY satarter (mine's an MDY). What is the difference? Ernie R2 R5388 Reply to this Message [Scroll to Parent Message] [Scroll to Next Sibling] [Open Message Tree] Lee - 29 Feb 2004 01:28 GMT Just guessing here, Ernie..... Maybe it is the difference between with and without automatic transmission >I have the starter out of my 64 Avanti on ebay. I was asked if it was an >MDU or MDY satarter (mine's an MDY). What is the difference? >Ernie R2 R5388 Lee DeLaBarre Daytona62 1952 Commander chassis and drive train (For Sale, whole or parts) 1953 Commander Hardtop (Parts Car) 1955 Commander Coupe (Soon to be sold) 1961 Hawk (Soon to be a '53 Coupe) 1962 Lark Daytona Convertible 62V10399 1962 Lark Regal Convertible 62V????? (Dad's Last New Studebaker) 1962 Lark Regal Convertible 62V41115 (When Done, Dad's Next New Studebaker) 1963 Avanti (Parts Car/For Sale) 1963 Cruiser (Body Tub on Frame and Most Sheet Metal/For Sale) 1963 Daytona Wagonaire (Debbie's "Little Red Wagon") 1963 GT Hawk 63V14568 (The Insurance Hawk) 1964 Avanti R2 4-Speed R5410 (Lark in a Party Dress ) 1964 Cruiser 64V10452 (Dubbed the Survivor II/For Sale) 1964 Lark 4-Door Sedan 64V17327 R1 Powered Y3 Police Car 1964 Lark Convertible (Really Jim Turner's but posession is 9/10 of the law) 1964 Lark Convertible (Canadian Built) 1966 Cruiser (2) Studebaker Factory Parts Train Cars Reply to this Message [Scroll to Parent Message] [Open Message Tree] John Poulos - 29 Feb 2004 02:35 GMT Nope, that's MDU 7026, MDU 7025 > Just guessing here, Ernie..... Maybe it is the difference between > with and without automatic transmission [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > 1966 Cruiser > (2) Studebaker Factory Parts Train Cars Signature JP/Maryland Studebaker On the Net http://stude.com My Ebay items:http://www.stude.com/EBAY/ 59 Deluxe 1/2 ton PU 60 Hawk 63 Pursuit Marshal 63 R2 4 speed Daytona HT(Md.keeper) 63 R2 4 speed GT Hawk 63 GT Hawk 63 Avanti R3 clone(Md.keeper) Reply to this Message [Scroll to Parent Message] [Scroll to Previous Sibling] [Scroll to Next Sibling] [Open Message Tree] John Poulos - 29 Feb 2004 01:28 GMT MDU is Avanti, I don't know what MDY is. Ernest Rizzolo wrote: > I have the starter out of my 64 Avanti on ebay. I was asked if it was an > MDU or MDY satarter (mine's an MDY). What is the difference? > Ernie R2 R5388 Signature JP/Maryland Studebaker On the Net http://stude.com My Ebay items:http://www.stude.com/EBAY/ 59 Deluxe 1/2 ton PU 60 Hawk 63 Pursuit Marshal 63 R2 4 speed Daytona HT(Md.keeper) 63 R2 4 speed GT Hawk 63 GT Hawk 63 Avanti R3 clone(Md.keeper) Reply to this Message [Scroll to Parent Message] [Scroll to Previous Sibling] [Open Message Tree] Chuck Collins - 29 Feb 2004 02:41 GMT From what I can see from my starters, the MDU is a four field starter used on the R series motors. The MDY is a two field starter used on most all other V-8s I hope this helps a little. Chuck http://studebakerparts.com Ernest Rizzolo wrote: > I have the starter out of my 64 Avanti on ebay. I was asked if it was an > MDU or MDY satarter (mine's an MDY). What is the difference? > Ernie R2 R5388 Reply to this Message [Scroll to Parent Message] [Open Message Tree] John Poulos - 29 Feb 2004 02:43 GMT That makes sense to me, the starter on ebay is not as beefy as my Avanti starters. > From what I can see from my starters, the MDU is a four field starter > used on the R series motors. The MDY is a two field starter used on most [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> MDU or MDY satarter (mine's an MDY). What is the difference? >> Ernie R2 R5388 Signature JP/Maryland Studebaker On the Net http://stude.com My Ebay items:http://www.stude.com/EBAY/ 59 Deluxe 1/2 ton PU 60 Hawk 63 Pursuit Marshal 63 R2 4 speed Daytona HT(Md.keeper) 63 R2 4 speed GT Hawk 63 GT Hawk 63 Avanti R3 clone(Md.keeper) Reply to this Message [Scroll to Parent Message] [Open Message Tree] Ernest Rizzolo - 29 Feb 2004 03:00 GMT Taking the face plate off my starter I see 4 fields. I'm assuming that my 2 field starter may have rebuilt with 4 fields. Thanks for the help. > That makes sense to me, the starter on ebay is not as beefy as my Avanti > starters. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >> MDU or MDY satarter (mine's an MDY). What is the difference? > >> Ernie R2 R5388