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| | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 41 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: May 2009 Posts: 41 | Hey guys, I'm a newbie here, hope someone can help me out. I converted to 12 volts over the winter,everthing went pretty good, until I started her up. Starter now grinds, not everytime but maybe grind 3 times then turn key and starts. Winter before last the starter ws rebuilt and a new gear was installed,not one grind until 12volts. Is the 12 volt firing the startergear out too fast and just mashing into ring gear? I took it apart and cleaned up both gears with a dremel- there were burrs seemed to help but didn't cure it. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | You need a new starter drive on the front of the starter. It has a one way clutch & is slipping internally. Get a new one. The rebuilts are not good.
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They say money can't buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing. 1972 Chevy c10 Cheyenne SuperIn the Gallery Forum | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 |
Do you have a 12v starter of a 6v starter?
Do you have a 12v flywheel or a 6v flywheel?
| | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 41 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: May 2009 Posts: 41 | I used a 55 bellhousing, flywheel and pressureplate to install a t5 tranny. Then realized my 6volt starter gears wouldn't work withthe flywheel.So at the time, not knowing any better I had the local auto electric guy modify my starter to install apropriate gear, i now know I could have just used a matching flywheel and starter. Anyway it is a 6volt starter with 12volt gear and 12volt flywheel, the same setup worked all last year-flawlessly,until the 12volt conversion. | | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 41 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: May 2009 Posts: 41 | The reason I switched from original flywheel is that it was a powerglide | | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 41 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: May 2009 Posts: 41 | | | | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 1,312 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2004 Posts: 1,312 | Did you say you had matched the starter gear ratio to the # teeth on the flywheel ? Sounds like it does not engage correctly. Could be the " clutch " on the old starter is not working right. | | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 41 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: May 2009 Posts: 41 | after cleaning up both gears with a dremel it works probably80% of the time I think I'll take my time and clean them really well and see how it behaves. | | |
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