Posted by T.L. on May 04, 1998 at 13:43:40:
In Reply to: I'm stumped please help! posted by N8 on May 04, 1998 at 12:48:27:
I don't really know the cause of or solution to your problem, but I find it interesting. This is gonna sound dumb but are you sure you got the right starter? I've been trough 5 starters in my '73 V-8 and I had one years ago that wouldn't disengage (it would spin the whole time while I drove) and it chipped a few teeth on the flexplate. What year is your car and which engine is it?? It almost sounds like a mismatch between starter & flexplate/flywheel gear but I'm totally speculating. I've never heard of such a problem before. Maybe Ron knows (he's pretty smart)...
: I have finally completed the drive train resto on my Grabber, the problem? When I put the starter on and turned it over (the starter whined a good deal) as I adjusted the distributer. The first time the motor fired the top bolt hole on the starter broke off the starter housing.
: So, I replaced the starter and shimed it back 1/4". adjusted the timing low( in case it was the crank wanting to spin backwards that broke the starter) turned it over and as soon as the motor fired the starter broke. I TIG welded the POS ( piece of s#4%@) back together, shimed it back again ( I didn't check for squareness) and broke it again.
: I am stumped. any ideas??
: I WANT TO DRIVE MY CAR!!!!!