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Thread: Starter problem
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12-14-2008 #21
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Ive had two engines that had the crank machined too far up in the block. In both cases they had been alighn bored, or honed. The only fix was to have the starters mounting pads machined down. I did it with a grinder to see if it would work, then had it machined flat. Never a problem with either one again.
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12-14-2008 #22
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Looks like that is a real possibility. Hate to eat my own foot but what the hell. Was it line bored?
Todd
12-19-2008 #23
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Figured it out
I did have the block align bored and honed due to using new splayed 4 bolt main caps. So I did have the starter block machined down, that was part of it, but ive tried starting it so many times already that I wasted my ring gear on a brand new billet steel lightweight flywheel. Nice thing is insted of spending $350 for a new one I can send my flywheel back to McLeoud and they will put a new ring gear on it for $25 to $50. So time to pull my tranny. Thanks for your input and help guys.
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