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Old Jul 22, 2015 | 11:35 PM
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Starter overheating

I've got a 91 f150 302 m50d 164 tooth flywheel the flywheel hit the starter before but I put a 390 ring over the end of it so not anymore I'm curious why it does it to begin with also I have towed 4 70s k20s a c20 a ranger a Monte Carlo and a stacker at a mine (a few feet) every time I do it I think it'll be different but every time I have to get a new starter all under warranty but I need this not to happen I wrapped it in aluminum foil but haven't towed anything since any thoughts
 
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Old Jul 23, 2015 | 12:31 PM
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What brand starter? Some of the aftermarkets are JUNK.

Otherwise instead of aluminum foil try some header wrap or buy an actual starter blanket. Or make a steel heat shield out of some sheet metal like Ford does for the electrical connector on the E4OD.
 
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Old Jul 23, 2015 | 01:01 PM
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Remanufactured napa and Oreillys starters I've only had the truck about a year
 
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Old Jul 23, 2015 | 01:06 PM
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I've never had good luck with reman starters from the parts house. I did have a starter rebuilt once by a shop and it worked fine but that was for a twin cyl. Briggs motor.

Try better heat shielding and if that don't work out then get a Motorcraft starter.
 
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Old Jul 23, 2015 | 01:13 PM
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Do you know why it's doing it to begin with
 
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Old Jul 23, 2015 | 01:20 PM
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Poor quality reman probably. Unless you have headers or otherwise changed the exhaust near the starter.
 
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Old Jul 23, 2015 | 01:29 PM
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It has a car motor with truck exhaust and does there need to be a flywheel spacer or something because it leaves grind marks in the nose without that ring on it
 
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Old Jul 24, 2015 | 06:30 AM
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Not sure on that... is there a block plate in place between the motor and trans?
 
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Yes there is
 
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Old Aug 10, 2015 | 11:36 PM
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I believe I solved it the exhaust manifolds are off the car the motor came from I thought it said f0 it actually says e0 and it came from an automatic so I imagine the exhaust manifolds are only meant to work with the smaller flywheel
 
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Good glad you figured it out!
 
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Old Aug 14, 2015 | 05:28 PM
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What do you think of putting short headers on it do they bolt right up as in direct fit will they give me a check engine light will the last for a while
 
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Instead of headers I remembered I have a few sets of 351 exhaust manifolds would those bolt on
 
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Old Aug 17, 2015 | 09:06 PM
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Here's the passenger exhaust manifold I have the other doesn't have any markings I can see

E0ae 9430 fc

Here are the ones I'm looking to put in

Driver side
E0te 9431 ca
E3te 9431 aa
Rf f4te 9431 db

Passenger side
E1te 9430 fb
E0ae 9430 fc
Rf f4te 9430 dc

Do you know what they are off of and if I can put them on my truck
 
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