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Haven't read the whole thread but have you tried a jumper wire from the main starter post to the small terminal?
RemCharger
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Post some pics? Starter, starter hole, converter etc
Did the starter have a Plastic cover covering another set of terminals? If so remove it and use terminal under it.
Back off the bolts......there is enough slop in the bolt holes to give enough of a clearance.....nip the bolts up a little, then push the starter sideways away from the ring gear and then tighten the bolts.
You will get enough clearance. I have done this myself.
I am using MSDs mini starter and I inquired about using the seal plate and they told me not to use it. That may be an issue.
Mike
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Back off the bolts......there is enough slop in the bolt holes to give enough of a clearance.....nip the bolts up a little, then push the starter sideways away from the ring gear and then tighten the bolts.
You will get enough clearance. I have done this myself.
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Yes, I did do that. No change.
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Yes, I tried that. But with the nose of the starter fitting into the hole back in the bell housing you don't have much play at all. It made no change.
Post up a link to the starter you bought from Summit please.
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Do you think that the new torque converter/ring gear could possibly be faulty? Like the gear is not machined properly? Because it really looks like the starter gear is too close to the ring gear. When I hook up a starter button directly from the battery to the starter, I hit the button about 6 or 7 times before it actually engages into the ring gear. The other 5 or 6 times the starter gear hits the teeth on the ring gear. But the bendix returns every time whether it engages or not.
From reading all the responses above, and you claiming you have dismissed all suggestions by trial & error.....I can only conclude that the starter is not the correct one for your car. I doubt that Summit would send out faulty parts - at least not twice in a row.....sniggers a bit....
Show us the starter, and a picture of it if possible. Let's see if there are any contact witness marks on the teeth or the frame of the starter.
RemCharger
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That is where I was heading..
Pics,,, maybe a measurement of distance from the gear to the trans flange/ bellhousing
It's possible to shim the converter back but not forward of course.
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Not sure how to do that but summit part # SUM-820441
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New member and not real good with a computer. The ring gear at the bottom of the bell housing is only about 1/4" from gear to housing. Converter seems to measure 11.5" with 130 teeth. Does that seem correct?
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Is that tooth damage I can see in on the ring gear?
Was there any play with the bolts holding the starter loosened off? There should be enough to move it around some.
Was there any play with the bolts holding the starter loosened off? There should be enough to move it around some.
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