Quote: My bad Mike, I shouldn't have gotten so excited about it without further investigation.
No worries, I know the guy at the parts counter and told him it was a long shot. I already returned it for full credit.
I do admit I was drooling when I saw how small it was...
If you look at your picture comparing the Denso to this starter and look at this picture of a "1998 Dodge Dakota" starter on my engine you will understand why it does not work.
Bummer I can send it back to Summit. I'll just rebuild my mini starter.