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As it didn't do it while I was there , I don't know .
In general , grinding instead of meshing and cranking the engine , is caused by worn ring gear teeth on the flywheel (torque converter in your case) , the teeth usually get worn because 99 % of the time , the engine always comes to rest in the same position . The simple Dealer fix is to loosen the flywheel bolts & rotate the flywheel one set of bolt holes , in the direction the engine turns ~ this means the engine now comes to rest with the least worn ring gear teeth aligned with the starter . Of course , not always is it possible to do this as some applications have asymetrical bolt holes..... This is why I feel your pain and wish I could get hands on it . By assembling a no drag starter & hand turning the engine while observing it , you'll hopefully see what/where/if there's a meshing problem . If the starter bendix's teeth touch the bottom of the flywheel's teeth grooves , it'll never work ~ this is why there are shims *but* , you cannot just jamb a couple in willy-nilly , you have to figure out what's what first . Me ? I rather enjoy playing " Automotive Detiective " . |
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Vwnate im on my second flywheel this year already and it still does the exact same thing . I swapped it the second time thinking it was the cause of the grinding which it wasnt :(
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Are you using the bracket that holds the end of the starter motor?
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Kevs classic , no i dont have that bracket. Its pretty hard to find kne i the junkyard around here. At least i havent had any luck. I made a bracket to keep the starter from moving sideways , but that disnt help
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I wonder what's going on . I found two in my local P-A-P yesterday whilst doing my P.T. and was thinking about your starter issues . |
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Well id be willing to buy one of ya if you have a spare
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I don't have any spare starters and I don't think you should simply swap 'em out ~ try testing like I explained before ~ YOU are the On Site Mechanic Detective .
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Or let me knowl what pick a part you were at and ill go on sat to see if theyre still there
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I meant the starter brackets
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Maybe we can get a couple of us together to help out with this problem. Sometimes another brain or another pair of eyes can solve the problem. I think those of us who can make it, should bring any starters/parts and flywheels so we can do a mockup and then the right parts can be ordered. I firmly believe in Nate's mantra about doing some detective work. I'm willing to crawl under the truck and help out.
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Of course I will help. I can bring the starter I have also.
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You guys are too cool. I know vdog would and has been helping me out . And vwnate and dano are cool guys too , but the others that i havent met i appreciate it alot.
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There are a pair of early big block motor mounts in a '71 3/4 ton at the pick a part on 6th street in San Bernardino and a hydro boost on a later model 1 ton if anybody is interested. The motor is still in the truck.
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O.K. , we had these on nearly our entire Fleet and it was not so good ~ whenever the V-Belt failed , you lost brakes and steering both at the same time , usually the belt failed when some idiot cut you off and you braked hard .
Just beware that all is not roses with this system . I hope to never had any vehicle so equipped . |
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checking in from Indio,.....Palm Springs area
got a k5 and a 65 short bed that are never ending projects, just wanted to say What's up....:ito: |
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Did you get your truck back yet? |
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Welcome to the SoCal page. Feel free to ask question, drive down to a few meets. Or host one if we can get enough of us to drive down to your area. |
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Slight progress. back from powder coating.
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Nice, they sure are pretty when fresh!
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Lookin good vdog!!! Who's your powder coater?
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Ditto to what Led said!!! I got one sitting around here also.
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I was driving my truck today and smoke began coming through the dash speaker grill. There was quite a bit of smoke, it started to fill the cab. Because of where it was coming from I thought it was coming from my radio so I shut the radio off, pulled over as soon as I could and the smoke slowed then stopped. When I got home I pulled the radio, no sign of any heat so I pulled the glove box to get a better look at the situation, no melted electronics, wires or anything else. I opened the radio, no sign of heat. I looked over every square inch under the dash, no sign of heat or damage of any kind AND everything, EVERYTHING still works, the radio was still playing when I shut it off. Everything in my truck is new, wiring harness, electronics...you name it, it's new. What do you guys think? |
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I'll get some pics posted tonight.
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Anybody else go to the half price sale at Pick a Part today?
Thinking about pulling a trailing arm setup. Unless someone has one just sitting around. LOL |
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The Line to pay was 45 min long :confused: And people were parking across the street ! I turned around inbthe parking lot and the took 20 min. Never again :lol: Posted via Mobile Device |
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Not this year as it's always a real zoo .
I have been meaning to ask : are C/10 & C/20 trailing arms the same ? . I suppose I shoulda gone and looked for a good cab , I could either use it or cut it up into repair panels . Instead I went to Kaiser for pre surgery workups (they finally gave me a Surgery date of 12/6) then passed out in my recliner reading the new Tom Wolfe book before getting off my duff and de rusting the gas tank in my Metropolitan Nash FHC.... |
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I plan on going to the Long Beach Swapmeet tomorrow. The wife is going to kill me. LOL |
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but some kool cars up in the car corral.. |
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Checking in from West Torrance/Redondo Beach area in the South Bay. :D Great to see so many active socal users here!
My rig is a '77 K10 Silverado. See pic in my sig. :D Does anyone ever organize any meetups or group activities around here? That would be pretty fun to meet with other truck owners. |
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