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I may have misread your problem. If there is an air gap between the starter you have and the flywheel, see my other message. If the starter will not bolt up because it hits the flywheel (flywheel seems too big) then you need the starter for a 168 tooth flywheel, which is number 3510. Glenn >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [Chevelle-List] Tech help ( Starter ) >Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 09:50:26 EST > > >Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List >------------------------------------------------------------ > >Morning...... > >My name is John ( papawheels ) recently acquired a 66 Chevelle Malibu that >Iam in the process of restoring. When I bought this car it had a 350 ci >motor >with nothing on it . I replaced wires , carb , alt , power steering pump , >valve covers . Re-painted the block , added headers and now I have come to >a >block in the road. The car didnt come with a starter, should say it did but >it was doa. I talked with several guys at the tech shop on line last night >and got mixed opinions. The flywheel does not seem to have replaced, its >rusty and the cover plate is gone. Went to the auto store and picked up >what >I thought to be exact match, but when we put it in the teeth on the >flywheel >do not meash with the starter gear, from left to right about 1/2 in gap. >The >pattern on the starter bolts is corner to corner but on the block it shows >to >variations of holes . Corner to corner and side to side and the distance >side >to side is about 1/4 inch farther then the corner. Sounds confusing to me >too. Dont know what the engine came out of all I know by the block code is >it >from '69 to '79 .My question is , is there more than one variation of a >chevy >starter for a 350 engine ? If I can get thru this obstacle Iam on my way to >the body and interior. The engine has been rebuilt but the previous owner >knows little about it or what it came out of......need help !!! > >Thanks........Papawheels > >----------------------------------------------------- >To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html >To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
