could use some suggestions/advise here on my '67
My '67 has a 302 from a '74 Maverick, and the original C4 with a shift kit. I recently replaced the starter, as the car would not start (would give a grinding/screeching noise, and the crank would not turn). Turned out the bolts on the starter were backing out, so the starter wasn't seating right.
After installing a new starter, the car starts fine, but I get a knocking noise. Sometimes it's only in reverse, other times in all gears and at idle. There is also a clunk when I shift out of park. I did not have this problem prior to replacing the starter. Known issues are: the teeth on the flywheel are a bit chewed up from the old starter backing out; also, it does have a persistent tranny fluid leak that has not been resolved with new pan gaskets or straightening out the pan. I do keep the fluid level full though.
So what are everyone's thoughts? Would the chewed up flywheel cause the knocking, or is it a bigger tranny issue?
My '67 has a 302 from a '74 Maverick, and the original C4 with a shift kit. I recently replaced the starter, as the car would not start (would give a grinding/screeching noise, and the crank would not turn). Turned out the bolts on the starter were backing out, so the starter wasn't seating right.
After installing a new starter, the car starts fine, but I get a knocking noise. Sometimes it's only in reverse, other times in all gears and at idle. There is also a clunk when I shift out of park. I did not have this problem prior to replacing the starter. Known issues are: the teeth on the flywheel are a bit chewed up from the old starter backing out; also, it does have a persistent tranny fluid leak that has not been resolved with new pan gaskets or straightening out the pan. I do keep the fluid level full though.
So what are everyone's thoughts? Would the chewed up flywheel cause the knocking, or is it a bigger tranny issue?