B&C BCS206 starter on IO-390 with Avstar fuel servo

[markelliott]

BCS206 starter will not fit the IO-390 with the avstar fuel servo as the throttle body bolt as indexed hits the back of the starter. Has anyone found a fix for this?

Just to be clear, it isn’t the throttle linkage - it’s the roll pin index to the idle stop. There isn’t enough throw. The throttle can be indexed to this bolt easily by lengthening the rod end bearing.

I’m assuming nobody has successfully installed this starter yet?

Ideas?

 

[cgarts1]

I wonder whether the snorkel works with this starter as well. Might take a bit of fiberglass work.

 

[markelliott]

I wonder whether the snorkel works with this starter as well. Might take a bit of fiberglass work.

I will look at that next. I just find it hard to believe I am the first one to install in this configuration? I can’t find anyone else who documented any issues. So either it is me or just lucky to be the first

 

[RV7 To Go]

Not a 390 but I just went through the same issue with my IO360 with a Precision fuel servo. Had to buy a Skytech 149-12 LS starter because it was short enough and small enough in diameter to clear the air inlet and the mixture arm (similar location to your throttle arm) on the servo. The B&C and the high torque Skytech were too long.

 

[VHMUM]

BCS206 starter will not fit the IO-390 with the avstar fuel servo as the throttle body bolt as indexed hits the back of the starter. Has anyone found a fix for this?

Just to be clear, it isn’t the throttle linkage - it’s the roll pin index to the idle stop. There isn’t enough throw. The throttle can be indexed to this bolt easily by lengthening the rod end bearing.

I’m assuming nobody has successfully installed this starter yet?

Ideas?

Hi Mark did you find a fix as i have same problem

 

[PandaCub]

My A&P and I got the B&C installed in my RV-8 (IO-360) by modifying the snorkel and using an angled AVStar arm that doesn't contact the starter body. It's been working great. See this thread:

SOLVED: Need help adding B&C starter

My RV-8 (Lycoming IO-360-M1B) has gone through two Sky-Tec 149-12LS starters and now the 3rd is starting to act up. I've heard only good things about B&C, so I purchased one of their starters (BCS206-149-12) only to find there are some fitting problems: First, it runs into the snorkel (Fig. 1)...

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