I swapped a 5.0 HO into my F-150 and used the old 302 bellhousing, and the starter won't engage the smaller diameter flywheel. Will this be solved by using a mustang starter, or do I need to use the mustang's bellhousing?

 

What was the old engine/tranny combo including the engine year, and what is it now?

 

Had a '75 302 with a 3.03 manual (you know, the toploader 3-speed). I'm using the same tranny with an '87 5.0 HO out of a Mustang GT. The only issue is that the Mustang was automatic, so I ordered the flywheel for a standard GT, which is a half-inch smaller in diameter. Maybe an inch, I forget. The starter for the F-150 wouldn't engage the flywheel, so unless I just have a bad starter...

 

i think you need a starter for an 87 F150 running a manual tranny.

 

Isn't the F-150 flywheel from '87 going to be the same as the '75? I think the Mustang GT just uses a different size flywheel than the trucks.

 

A mustang uses a T5 so I think you got the wrong flywheel. If you still have the flywheel from the old motor count the teeth, I'm guessing it's a 164 tooth and it'll have a 28oz balance weight so you can't use it on the new motor, it needs a 50oz flywheel.

 

I have a 50 ounce flywheel, so that's ok. Are you saying the mounting point for the starter is different on a T-5?

 

I figured the T-5 housing still has to bolt up to the same block that my old bell housing does, and the starter goes in the same place...

 

E4DZ11002A .. Starter (Motorcraft SA734A)

Fits: 1984/89 All Passenger Cars with 302/351W A/T or M/T.

Fits: 1985/89 F150/350/Bronco 300/302/351W A/T only.
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E4TZ11002A .. Starter (Motorcraft SA738A)

Fits: 1985/89 F150/350/Bronco 300/302/351W M/T only.

 

Yes the belhousing bolt pattern is the same, but there are 2 different size flywheels available for the Windsor family of motors and the starter is offset a little differently for each one. Somebody posted a pic of the 2 different seperator plates available for these motors one time but I can't find it. Here's a pic of a universal plate from summit that accomodates the two starter locations...

 

so you will need a flywheel for an 87 5.0 out of a truck. then you can use the starter from your 75