I was cleaning out my spare parts "cabinet"(read garage) and pulled out a starter that I had purchased years ago for a 1986 Toyota Tercel 4WD. I noticed a "slight" resemblance to a Mean Green starter that I had purchase about 5 years ago. By the way, the head on the Mean Green starter fits on the Toyota starter, exactly. HMMMMMMMMM!

The Mean Green starter is on the left.

the H4 bulb is universal, so I'm sure there are other parts that are shared.

I wonder if the guts and the composition are the same.

DNFXDLI said:

I wonder if the guts and the composition are the same.

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If I thought I could get everything back together, I would take a look. I did interchange the heads and switched them back.

amkatt1 said:

the H4 bulb is universal, so I'm sure there are other parts that are shared.

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Roy, I'm not sure what you mean??

Reminds me of the night I swapped an 18V Dewalt drill transmission between 2 drills...hehehehehehehe.

DNFXDLI said:

Reminds me of the night I swapped an 18V Dewalt drill transmission between 2 drills...hehehehehehehe.

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Why would you ever do such a thing Duncan... Lol

Truckin4life said:

Why would you ever do such a thing Duncan... Lol

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There was a purpose at the time....kinda hazy now though

Toyota suppliers must build a hell of a starter, all 84 up HD starters are all toyota internals, off the shelf no less.

mrxlh said:

Toyota suppliers must build a hell of a starter, all 84 up HD starters are all toyota internals, off the shelf no less.

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You know how you can tell a vehicle by sound just when it is started? The first time I started my truck with the Mean Green starter, I thought to myself, "That sounds a LOT like our old toyota." Now I know.

Looks similar to the ones used on the Dodge Caravan lines.

Not sure which HD you refer Lester, but the 85 up diesels used Mitsubishi and Nippendenso starters. Now that I think of it, the Caravan starters are Denso as well I think. Might just be the supplier to Toyota...

Harley Davidson

mrxlh said:

Harley Davidson

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Potato, Potato, Potato.

fatherdoug said:

Potato, Potato, Potato.

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You pronounced it wrong.

m78 said:

You pronounced it wrong.

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Tomato just doesn't sound right.

Fellro said:

Looks similar to the ones used on the Dodge Caravan lines.

Not sure which HD you refer Lester, but the 85 up diesels used Mitsubishi and Nippendenso starters. Now that I think of it, the Caravan starters are Denso as well I think. Might just be the supplier to Toyota...

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I think the Toyotas are Nippendenso