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today's canceled unofficial official car nuts update,
The
engine plate was bolted to the rear of the engine and the starter
was test fitted through the engine plate. I had to enlarge the hole
for the starter again as the starter still would not fit. Once it
fit I then bolted the flex plate on to see if that fit correctly. |
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I have found there is a problem with the
clearance between the starter gear drive and the flex plate when the
starter is at rest. I have shims coming from Jegs. |
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I also
found that the starter covers most of the hole that was created for
the wiring. I could still have used it but would have had to remove
the starter to pass the weather tight plugs through it. We were
smart enough to make identical holes on both sides of the engine
plate, so, I will pull all the wiring back out and run it down the
right side instead. |
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The flex
plate was then removed from the engine; the engine plate was removed
from the engine and bolted into the chassis.
The flex
plate was then bolted back on the engine and the starter was
installed.
The
correct size bolts were obtained and the transmission, engine plate
and engine are now bolted together.
In the
morning the first task will be to bolt the flex plate to the torque
converter. |
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This starter is now starting to tick me off as
now there is also a clearance problem between the starter and the
rod catching pan. |
