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FE Technical Forum / Starter Alignment
« on: September 21, 2015, 08:08:15 PM »
I have a Cobra replica with a 427 Shelby aluminum block. It has a bellhousing (Lakewood I think) and a 184 tooth flywheel. The bellhousing was doweled and fixed in position by a prior owner. I have went through two ring gears and two starters. The cause is that the starters do not engage enough laterally. All the aftermarket starters have the same issue. The block plate is aligned to the same place the bellhousing is. I have attached a couple of pics. Any ideas on the cause? Is the bellhousing aligned improperly? Any thoughts on how to solve this problem? I am thinking it may be easiest to have a machine shop make a starter frame that fits properly. I am relatively confident the bellhousing is properly aligned.
Phil
Phil