Well any starter I seem to put there doesn't work too well. It makes a weird noise, not like a usual Ford starter. After a few starts, it will stop working. The electric motor will turn but you hear a God awful grinding noise. I take the starter out, it seems fine and the flywheel is in great shape also. It feels like the gear can't catch onto the flywheel, as if something is blocking it?
I think the problem could be that my flexplate is broken and the starter is flush with the bellhousing (no flexplate around the starter). Since the flexplate is pretty thick, maybe the starter isn't in a good spot anymore. I also have a pretty nasty battery, it has 1000CCA so maybe it's a bit much too?
With the faulty timing chain I had on this before, I managed to kick the starter a few times. So bad once, that the starter housing cracked. I just hope my bellhousing isn't crooked. The flywheel was turned at a machine shop recently and they didn't tell me anything about it being no more good.
I think the problem could be that my flexplate is broken and the starter is flush with the bellhousing (no flexplate around the starter). Since the flexplate is pretty thick, maybe the starter isn't in a good spot anymore. I also have a pretty nasty battery, it has 1000CCA so maybe it's a bit much too?
With the faulty timing chain I had on this before, I managed to kick the starter a few times. So bad once, that the starter housing cracked. I just hope my bellhousing isn't crooked. The flywheel was turned at a machine shop recently and they didn't tell me anything about it being no more good.