There's a Spacer for the Starter?

**elite38868** · #1 (**permalink**) 04-29-2008, 10:35 PM

Hello all,

So I have my engine on a dolly at the moment and just adding the final equipment on and that includes the starter. I secure the starter to the transmission and then I go to manually spin the engine. All of the sudden, it's extremely difficult to turn by hand. For a moment, my heart dropped (new motor); I hoped I hadn't toasted the motor before even getting it installed as I was using some force to get the crankshaft pulley on. Then i put my hand on the starter and feel it spinning too. This didn't make any sense until I looked at the parts diagram; there is actually a spacer that is supposed to be there! I didn't see a spacer come off my other 1992 transmission/starter...

Anyone else run into this issue? Anyone have a spare spacer??

Alfisto Steve · #2 (**permalink**) 04-30-2008, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by elite38868

Hello all,

So I have my engine on a dolly at the moment and just adding the final equipment on and that includes the starter. I secure the starter to the transmission and then I go to manually spin the engine. All of the sudden, it's extremely difficult to turn by hand. For a moment, my heart dropped (new motor); I hoped I hadn't toasted the motor before even getting it installed as I was using some force to get the crankshaft pulley on. Then i put my hand on the starter and feel it spinning too. This didn't make any sense until I looked at the parts diagram; there is actually a spacer that is supposed to be there! I didn't see a spacer come off my other 1992 transmission/starter...

Anyone else run into this issue? Anyone have a spare spacer??

**elite38868** · #3 (**permalink**) 04-30-2008, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Alfisto Steve

Yes spacer is item 4 what did you do with yours?

Alfisto Steve · #4 (**permalink**) 04-30-2008, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by elite38868

There was no spacer on either of my starters that I removed, that's why I'm kind of confused..

AR4me · #5 (**permalink**) 04-30-2008, 09:14 PM

Sean,
I may have one from the wrecked 164S I parted out. I remember seeing the spacer and I still have the starter. Chances are I have the spacer with it. Though, I won't have time until this weekend to look. Let me know if you are interested, and I'll look over the weekend. If I find it, it is yours.
Jes