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68gmsee · 07-16-2017, 11:16 PM

Clinebarger, seems like the poster from Chile has good understanding of the English language and from from my understanding his problem is that it is engaging some times but not all the time.

From my experience it has been caused by one of several things. Flexplate or starter drive stripped teeth, worn or defective starter drive gear, bad and/or new defective starter solenoid.

My recommendation would be to check for broken or worn teeth, cracked or warped flexplate and if all checks out, return the starter as new defective.

BTW: great write up on eliminating pesky starter problems. One question, though. Are you saying that the 168 tooth flexplate won't work with the Corvette starter or suggesting that the 153 would be a better fit? Reason I ask is I am working on a 350 with a 168 tooth flexplate and I was thinking of using one of the lighter new starters with it.

07-16-2017, 11:16 PM	#5
68gmsee Active Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Centrally located between Houston, Austin and Waco. BCS area. Posts: 7,947	Re: starter problem Clinebarger, seems like the poster from Chile has good understanding of the English language and from from my understanding his problem is that it is engaging some times but not all the time. From my experience it has been caused by one of several things. Flexplate or starter drive stripped teeth, worn or defective starter drive gear, bad and/or new defective starter solenoid. My recommendation would be to check for broken or worn teeth, cracked or warped flexplate and if all checks out, return the starter as new defective. BTW: great write up on eliminating pesky starter problems. One question, though. Are you saying that the 168 tooth flexplate won't work with the Corvette starter or suggesting that the 153 would be a better fit? Reason I ask is I am working on a 350 with a 168 tooth flexplate and I was thinking of using one of the lighter new starters with it. __________________ 68 GMC 250/3 speed Saginaw p/b p/s 69 Chevy 350/350 currently in pieces still lookin for a cab 06 Trailblazer I just want a vehicle that I can work on, that won't talk to me, leave error msgs or keep track of how I drive...