I thought the same?
jesse
89 carat

On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 15:03:05 -0600, Larry Alofs wrote
> >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.