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Old 10-09-2011, 03:01 PM
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Need help looking for a part local to me.

The starter went out on my 66 F100 so I think to myself no big deal pop off the old one get new one put it on should take me an hour at most. Well as plans do sometimes thing don't always work out as we plan. To start the truck has headers so it was a hell getting the bolts out of the starter and when I did I was not able to get the started out through the headers.

I know you are thinking been there before but any, so I think well I guess I will have to loosen the headers and see if I can get it out, well here where it starts going down hill, I look at the header bolts and they were all different sizes two had 7/16 heads one was 1/2 and one was 9/16. Here comes the bad part I get to the last header bolt closest to the cab I notice that the part on the head where the bolt screws into is cracked with a small gaps and the bolt come out with just a couple of turns.

I get the new starter on and get the header back on and when I try to get the bolt back in to the one that is cracked it breaks apart in two pieces and at that same time my heart drop into my stomach so now I am looking for a replacement head or set for my truck, so I am wanting to know if anyone in Houston, Austin, San Antonio or a couple of hundred miles out side of Houston has some spares laying around that they would like to get out of their way or sale.
 
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Old 10-09-2011, 04:48 PM
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What motor do you have?
 
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Old 10-12-2011, 04:05 PM
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Sorry it is a 352
 
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Hey
Just checking to see if you have fished around over here

1961 - 1966 F-100 & Larger F-Series Trucks - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums

Also maybe you can talk him into something here

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