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Re: well that blows. :(
i know what your going through i moved at the beging of the month next morning went to go to work and nothing. the straight bolt and stagger bolt starter dont mix but they are the same from sbc to bbc just get the right hole pattern
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Re: well that blows. :(
Hey my 100th post lol
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Re: well that blows. :(
yes.... that does blow
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Re: well that blows. :(
I've been through east L.A. ... don't care to again... EVER!
The starter i just did before was actually on the Longhorn, which won't work on the chevy. ![]() This has the staggared pattern, which is the large flywheel. (crawled under last night) UPDATE (tried posting this last night, but was unable to log on) OK, so i went out there and wanted to verify this... I'd HATE to drop 100+ bucks and be WRONG. Hit the key again, dome light dims (indicates it is getting a load on it) and you can hear the bendix clicking out. So I got out, grabbed the belts, and tried to turn the engine over by hand. As much as I'd hate to even think of it, I've seen engines lock up for no reason and with no warning. Not often, but it happens. I try to turn the belts... nothing. OK, so it IS an old school big block, and I AM a wuss when it comes to upper body strength.... so a toss a 3/4 socket on a short 3/8 drive rachet, pop it on the ballancer bolt... uh oh... it won't move. Remove the fan, so i can actually reach it with no problem, now, I'm trying again, but putting some @ss into it.... Nothing. I'm seeing dollar signs with wings... wondering, what the heck can I sell to bet big block replacment engine kinda money. Try turning the bolt the other way... all it does is loosen up. (duh) Time to grab the long breaker bar. Either something's gonna break, or that crank is gonna turn. One or the other, man against dead machine Something has gotta give... and I hope it isn't my back that gives out. I crank down on that sucker, the vain in my forehead pops out... I can feel it bulging through the skin... I feel something start to hurt in my lower back.. (kinda normal for me) I think i feel a hernia coming on... Then I hear a metalic clank as the ballancer turns... of course, with that much force on the breaker bar, there's no stoping my noggin from smacking the engine as I fall over. Now i have a sick feeling in my gut. What was that noise? I think I'm gonna puke. Is that an anurism I feel coming on? I grab the breaker bar off the pavement, put it on the bolt again, and it spins over easy... but not REAL easy. My sister who was hanging on the fender being a PITA says "what was that noise?" I dunno. I thought it was my neck I head pop as my head hit the engine. She says "No... it came from down here" as she points to the starter. I slowly walk to the drivers seat, reach in and put my finger on the key. I'm feeling that sick feeling again... I wonder if I puke, how hard would it be to scrub out of new carpet? I twist the key... IT'S ALIVE!!!!! The bendex had gotten jambed up in the flex plate. Now, I'm seen in the street... lookin like a retard doin the happy dance... you know, like snoopy does. OK, I wasn't... but i wanted to. Starter still makes noises that it shouldn't, and I need to inspect the flex plate REAL close... but at least the engine isn't locked up. I actually still have a headache. I dunno of it was from bashing it on the engine, or from the instant agony of picturing an engine swap with a tune up budget... but it still hurts. |
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Re: well that blows. :(
That's a RELIEF!! That would have been very weird had it been the evil one that we won't mention as to not cause mojo~!
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Re: well that blows. :(
Sorry about the pain. Good thing it was your head and nothing important, like when you nearly neutered yourself over the tailgate.
![]() I know that sickening, wanting to puke feeling. I thought needed a timing chain. Not too bad right? Yea, right. Nothing goes as planned. Just thinking about ... shut up eraser! shut up! Many a starter has been installed but not aligned properly. Years later, this kind of stuff happens. Yea, check that flex plate real well.
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Re: well that blows. :(
Glad to hear it wasn't the alternative, that would've sucked, big time.
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Re: well that blows. :(
That had me on the edge of my seat reading all that...Man I'm glad that was just the starter......It's time for a
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Re: well that blows. :(
talk about luck
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If you decide to look into the mini's...
I bought one of these from Skip White perf... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CHEVY...spagenameZWDVW Can't complain a bit. It's a hoss, and the price is very good too. DLB |
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Re: well that blows. :(
I fell off my chair I laughed so hard! Dancing in the street!
![]() ![]() Nice narrative! Couldn't have been told better, unless we were all standing around a cooler of cold sodas at a Saturday Show & Shine. Glad it 'turned' out for ya. Really. Jerry
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its all about the +6 inches
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Orange... that is sweet, I've used skip in the past, and can't complain about there service.
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its all about the +6 inches
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oh hell... I just realized what special k ment!
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Re: well that blows. :(
ROFLMAO...Great story...great thread!
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Re: well that blows. :(
Yeah, nearly ghetto. The place where it was is ok, but down the hill is definately not the place to be.....could have been worse though. That complex is fairly surrounded by OK neighborhoods. BUt, if it was in an area like the bottoms, you would have gotten it out that night.
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Re: well that blows. :(
longhair... I'll have to keep that in mind. Thanks for the offer. And you are dead on right... if it was dead in the bottoms, I woulda done what ever it took to get it out of there... even if I had to push it!
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