kage87Z
03-04-2001, 03:08 PM
This thing has been dogging me forever...
I have a stroker; a 383. It's a 400 crank with the 2 piece rear main seal. I have the 14 inch flex plate. I've went thru three of them (and two starters) since I put this together, now on fp #4.
Excepting the practice I've gotten dropping the trans to replace the flex plate, I really don't have much to show for this effort.
What happens is that teeth break off. Now, the problem is that when the starter is installed, it's too far away from the crank. (And no, I'm not using any shims) So far, in fact, that the tips of the starter gear and the tips the flex plate gear barely engage. The end result is that when I start the engine, it sounds like ice cubes in a blender until it catches.
The problem is not as bad as it was; I ground off a fair amount from the mounting face of the starter, but it's still too far out for comfort, and it sounds like hell when it starts.
I've been told about a starter built to fix something like this issue, but it's for 396's and would require either redrilling the holes or adding an additional hole.
Any suggestions?
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87 Z28 TT
89 vette 383, ported plenum, ported heads, vette OEM TC, 700R4, SLP, Catco, Edlebrock CB, MSD, Accel, Alpine
72 Pinto Wgn
85 5.0L H.O., B&M, AOD, MSD, Accel, Sony, lowered, shaved, tinted, WHITE
I have a stroker; a 383. It's a 400 crank with the 2 piece rear main seal. I have the 14 inch flex plate. I've went thru three of them (and two starters) since I put this together, now on fp #4.
Excepting the practice I've gotten dropping the trans to replace the flex plate, I really don't have much to show for this effort.
What happens is that teeth break off. Now, the problem is that when the starter is installed, it's too far away from the crank. (And no, I'm not using any shims) So far, in fact, that the tips of the starter gear and the tips the flex plate gear barely engage. The end result is that when I start the engine, it sounds like ice cubes in a blender until it catches.
The problem is not as bad as it was; I ground off a fair amount from the mounting face of the starter, but it's still too far out for comfort, and it sounds like hell when it starts.
I've been told about a starter built to fix something like this issue, but it's for 396's and would require either redrilling the holes or adding an additional hole.
Any suggestions?
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87 Z28 TT
89 vette 383, ported plenum, ported heads, vette OEM TC, 700R4, SLP, Catco, Edlebrock CB, MSD, Accel, Alpine
72 Pinto Wgn
85 5.0L H.O., B&M, AOD, MSD, Accel, Sony, lowered, shaved, tinted, WHITE