Araesk
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- Jul 10, 2013
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Muskego,
Wisconsin
So awhile back I spun a rod bearing, and decided I'd stick with my love/hate DSM and try to get her back up and running. I bought a 1G engine that was supposedly rebuilt with ACL racing bearings, ARP head studs, and a honed block with new piston rings. I learned when mounting the 2g bellhousing (BH), that the little plate between the block and BH wasn't quite allowing the top bolt for the starter to be threaded through. So I didn't think things through and just cut that portion of the plate off so I could bolt the starter on (not thinking anything of it). I start the car up, and the starter grinds on the flywheel. You cannot really hear it when the car is turning over or on, but when you the car is turned off, you hear the starter singing a sad song against the flywheel.
I just got back in from trying to put some washers inbetween the starter and BH to try to recreate the thickness of the plate, but it still grinds on shut down. I even tried loosening the bolts and trying to tilt the starter upwards one bolt at a time to get it to the top of its elliptical bolt hole on the BH (I read this, not entirely sure if they meant on the BH or starter). I don't really have anymore ideas of things I could do to try to get it lined up properly so that's why I'm making this post. Anyone have any ideas on what I can do to get the starter lined back up so that it can disengage and reengage the flywheel cleanly?
I just got back in from trying to put some washers inbetween the starter and BH to try to recreate the thickness of the plate, but it still grinds on shut down. I even tried loosening the bolts and trying to tilt the starter upwards one bolt at a time to get it to the top of its elliptical bolt hole on the BH (I read this, not entirely sure if they meant on the BH or starter). I don't really have anymore ideas of things I could do to try to get it lined up properly so that's why I'm making this post. Anyone have any ideas on what I can do to get the starter lined back up so that it can disengage and reengage the flywheel cleanly?