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internal balanced motor with external fly and harm

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Mustang5882

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i have a 408w stroker that i built and didnt realize it was internally balanced and had some vibrations when driving it. i brought it to the gas station and it wouldnt start. it turned over couple times then it sounded like start was grinding then it would only click. did i damage the motor? or is it a messed up flywheel and starter...ps im going to change flywheel and harmonic balancer to internal ones. id like to hear some expert advice as this is my first build and have a lot of money already into it.
 

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whoops
 

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Sounds like you tore it up man. :-/
 

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How bad were the vibrations? Are you running stock or solid motor mounts?
 

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good luck with that
 

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honestly man, not much we can tell you here. You kinda need to rip into it yourself. Does it turn over by hand? Maybe the starter is junk?
 

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how long did you drive it for?
 
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