Miles Posted June 29, 2003 Share Posted June 29, 2003 74 SBC with T5 trans: The starter motor cast iron casing that bolts to the engine and fits inside of the bell housing cracked and split causing the drive gear to bind. It was a used starter. What would cause the casing to receive that much stress? Could too much advanced timing or backfiring while the starter is engaged cause the casing to fail. I was playing with the timing a while back and had a lot of advance cranked causing the engine to be hard starting. I am installing a new starter and don't want to waste $$$ if it might break again Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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