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Can anyone help with an alternative starter motor for my 1994 Morgan +4 all std with the Rover Tomcat engine. I would like to fit a high torque starter motor. Having been told the wrong type 5 times so far by suppliers I need to know the correct standard starter for the car.
Its fitted with a Magneti Marelli Type M79(0.9), Model 26627D made in 1998, so far I can't even trace this or a std equivalent on the internet. Can any one suggest an alternative make and or model number please?

Is this the one- RAC 409? Gerry

http://www.powerlite-units.com/products/stater-motors/?page=4

Ask Tim or Darren at New Elms - they've fitted a few Hi-Torque starters over the years and should know!

Yes and the chap who runs it is a very nice chap can't do enough for you .

Tks all
Since Friday another 3 suppliers have come with zero or wrong info. Powerlite was the first I went to at the classic car show, they had 4 guys, all who came up with different number, even looked at my car on the Dream Rides stand (it was the light green + 4 if anyone was there), then sold me one, it turned out to be nothing like when I took the old one off.
The RAC 409 seems close, but not exact.
Powerlite are still trying and have all the details, they seem a good company and are local to me, he ho lets hope...

Problem solved but its good news / bad news....
Bad news is that these starter motors were a special model built for Morgan in the 1990's and are not fitted to any other vehicle, I think the rotation is opposite to the ones used in the std Rover 800 T16 engines. Also this means that a Hi Torque one is not available off the shelf.
Slightly better news - Powerlite will build one if needed, though at a price..
Even slightly better news - they can of course be rebuilt.
Finally the good news - they are available off the shelf at the Morgan factory and no doubt through dealers. I called in there yesterday quoted the engine number and within 3 minutes I had a new one. I was told the factory modified them a little but didn't know how, I believe it to be a slightly and crudely (even by Morgan standards) modified and extended power connector on the solenoid.
So if you need one grab them whilst they are still around...

Very useful info WOX9 - thanks.

Hi
Had a similar issue on my 1990 m16 plus
Solution is rather odd in that the starter is actually from a Leyland sheep's van - the location holes are slightly narrower than the rover 800 unit
Might help

That would be sherpa not sheep. Illiterate autocorrect

I dunno, I like the sound of a Sheep Van.