It might be basically an industrial Pinto engine.

 

Thanks, but unfortunately the Pinto starter is a 3 bolt and mine is a 2 bolt.

 

Where are you located ? Are you sure that the motor is a Ford 2.3 ?

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If it is one of these you will need to find a Ford Industrial engine distributor. :

Foley engine in MA : https://www.foleyengines.com/?utm_s...BhACEiwAu8Q9YPBImXVeXfiG-gBeTLgDtc1ChFucODGnZAPVlM2jZsVfDaWGPi6gyxoC9Y0QAvD_BwE

Engine distributors Inc. Blackwood NJ (philly area) : https://www.edi-dist.com/

Pitt Auto Electric -- : https://www.pittauto.com/

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or Find a Ford Distributor -- : https://www.edi-dist.com/ford/find-a-distributor/

Do You have a Manual , is this your motor ?

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A picture of the starter might be helpful. You may have the same starter as the 6 cyl. 4.9L industrial motor. Some parts are starting to get scarce for the pre emissions motors.

Is the starter still in the engine, try the troubleshooting guide if you feel handy. You might be able to have yours rebuilt.

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Hope this Helps

 

Thanks for all your input. It turns out it is a 3.3 Ford 6 cylinder. The starter that was on it was bad. It was a 11001 based upon the core stamping. But all the 11001s that I found had the mounting ears in the wrong location. I ended up putting the front end off the old starter on a new one and everything worked out. It now starts properly.