I installed a Sky tec last year on my Glasair II. The I-O 360B1E had some
hotstart problems. With the lighter weight and higher starting speed I'm
very pleased with it. Go with the sky tec.

Steve



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We are about to order a factory rebuilt Lycoming IO-360-C1C6 engine for
our
Arrow IV. The engine comes with a new starter, and we can choose either
the
"conventional" Prestolite MZ-4222 or the "light weight" Sky-Tech 149-12PM.
Price is the same either way. We have never used anything but he
conventional Prestolite and have no experience with Sky-Techs. Our
mechanic
says that he has seen fewer problems with the Prestolite, but that is
based
mainly on experience with rental fleet airplanes that get a lot more
starter
abuse than ours. My personal experience is that most starter problems
relate to the Bendix gear, which is apparently eliminated in the Sky-Tech
design.
I would welcome informed opinions on which way to go.

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-Elliott Drucker