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Old Oct 20, 2011 | 07:57 PM
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starter and flywheel issue

i have built a 302 using a early 90's block out of a mustang i found out that the balancer and flexplate were diffrent weights from the 80 model 302 that was in my truck so i bought the new flex plate and balancer. the starters looked the same from the 80 truck to the mustang exept the size was smaller. i have gone thru 2 starters trying to break in the engine. any ideas on what i am missing?
 
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Old Oct 21, 2011 | 01:48 AM
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Auto & manual starters aren't the same; one reaches deeper engaging - maybe this is your problem.
 
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