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Anyone done a 230/250 with a 700r4 automatic and remember what flex plate they used? My 230 had a clutch on it so I don't know which to use. I need to get a starter and flex plate in the next day or so, so if you've done that stuff, it would save me a bit of trial and error. My 230 didn't come with a starter either.

Thanks O' River of Knowledge!

I've tried various web sites for them like napa online and autozone.com but its sort of like various parts would work by checking the car engine stuff and the truck engine stuff.

Dang it - I'm in the wrong forum - I'll repeat the question in Engine and Driveline - boy am I stoopid.

I got my flexplate from Buffalo. They weld in a spacer for the 235/261 crank and then redrill the correct bolt hole pattern. PLUS they drill a 5 degree and tdc timing mark. Great forethought!

Arns, it should be a standard Chevy flexplate. Check Santucci's book to be sure. I have one around that I use for a doorstop...no slushboxes for me.

Thanks GMC, I got one at the auto parts store when I bought a starter (not included either) and shimmed the starter out and it looks like it will work just fine. Pretty easy to mount and shim a starter when the engines out of the vehicle! (Plus nice when none of the bits are not soaked in oil and engine effluvia either)

The last time I followed the instructions to shim a starter, I ended up yanking it four times and had no shims at the end. Such fun...

This one had a little stick feeler gauge so I have to think its going to work right the first time. It only needed one shim to be perfect (according to the stick gauge thingy).