Flywheel question
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Flywheel question
Does the flywheel from a 302 explorer motor have the same teeth as a 83 302 non-roller? I am concerned about the starter meshiung correctly. The Motor is a 98 explorer in a 83 bronco.
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Do you have the engine in place and working currently? If the flywheel and bellhousing are mismatched and the tooth count is wrong, the starter won't engage at all to turn the flywheel. It would be too far away if using say a bellhousing for a 164-tooth flywheel with a 157-tooth flywheel. If using the smaller bellhousing with the larger flywheel you couldn't even get the bellhousing and block to mate up due to interference problems. If the starter engages the flywheel then you have the correct match.
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No, it's pretty much "one size fits all". Look for starters held in by 2 or 3 bolts, but they can even be made to interchange in a pinch as the upper and lower bolts are in identical locations and the 3rd bolt sticks out from the side. There's really quite a bit of interchangeability among Ford starters.
It sounds like you do have a bad starter. If you have the one from the Explorer, give it a shot. The newer starters are a different configuration I believe, with integral solenoids rather than the old fender-mounted solenoid. It should still work though, you may just have to do a little rewiring.
It sounds like you do have a bad starter. If you have the one from the Explorer, give it a shot. The newer starters are a different configuration I believe, with integral solenoids rather than the old fender-mounted solenoid. It should still work though, you may just have to do a little rewiring.
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The motor is bolt up and it does crank. When we went to fire it it sounds like the starter is not engaging correctly. Could the starter just be bad? I have a new one that I was going to try. I also thought about tring the starter from a 98 explorer. Any thoughts? Thanks
