>Jeff replies:
>I've done it, put an '84 auto trans into an '89 about 2 years
ago, still
>on the road today.  Yes the starter has a different part
number but both
>will work interchangeably.  Don't buy another starter,
support your
>local electrical repair shop and take it there-almost always
cheaper.  I
>ended up using the '89 starter with the '84 transmission.
Replace
>starter bushing in transaxle case prior to installing
transmission.

I thought the starter in an automatic was completely self
-contained, i.e. no bushing in the bell housing.

Larry A.