Recent content by Dbug725

I want to thank all you guys for the postings and help concerning my 8ba starter. The pdf files containing the bellhousing starter plate info was so helpful. Turns out that my two piece bellhousing was from a Mercury so that it mated with my 1938 transmission in my pickup. The starter plate...

Thanks for the offer to post pics for me.....as you can see I'm challenged when it comes to computers. I'm going to check out the link below to see if this link helps clear up as to what I actually have. I might have to send you pics later if I can't figure things out. I really appreciate all...

Great information....thanks so much for the link. Looks like I have a steel bell housing with an angled starter mount. Now all I have to do, is find the right one!!!!!

I'm working on an engine that was sold to me as a rebuilt 1953 8ba Ford. However as some of you might have read, I'm having a starter issue and it now appears that I do have a mismatch between the starter mounting plate and the bellhousing. The weird thing is that my bellhousing is steel (not...

I'd love to send photos, but until I get one of my grandchildren to help me do this it just won't happen. I've narrowed the problem down to the fact that the starter is indeed nose downward since the mounting plate is wider at that the bottom than the top. I didn't notice this until you forum...

I believe that your answer about wrong starter mounting plate is right on. It appears that the starter is angled nose downward. How do I go about finding the correct one? As I've stated this is my first flathead project ever. All my old flathead buddies claim that they have never seen a...

The previous owner assured me that the flywheel is correct and has always been with the engine. The starter has the old style bendix. In fact both starters have the old style drives. I just came in from the garage and noticed that both drives have teeth marks on the starter drive stop The...

I'm putting together a slightly modified Ford engine. I'm having trouble with the bendix grinding against the flywheel..in other words, the gear seems to be binding on the ring gear teeth. The starter was rebuilt, but I actually just replaced the 6 volt starter with a second good starter and I...