Starter problem

[k51977blazer]

This is what I found when I took the starter down

 

[diesel4me]

The dark side of the moon ?..

Maybe it just me but I cant see !...just blackness...

 

[70jimmy]

Looks familiar! Bummer

 

[1975Jimmy]

Been there, man!

 

[k51977blazer]

Yeah I saw that and was like well that makes sense now any ideas on how to fix it

 

[1975Jimmy]

Yeah I saw that and was like well that makes sense now any ideas on how to fix it

Got any friends that know how to weld Iron? You're going to need to build up that area of the block with weld, drill it and then tap it. That's the only fix I can think of outside of replacing the block altogether. I'm sure others here will have better ideas than me though.

 

[ktmoutfront]

I have done it. Out of the truck on an engine stand.

 

[Joel Wilson]

Got any friends that know how to weld Iron? You're going to need to build up that area of the block with weld, drill it and then tap it. That's the only fix I can think of outside of replacing the block altogether. I'm sure others here will have better ideas than me though.

Short of some heat and nickel rod and then drilling and tapping, I think I would find some other way of holding it up there. Maybe weld a stud in there and then use a nut on the starter to hold it in place?

Joel
norcal

 

[BigBK5]

Is your timing too advanced,that will knock starters loose. I would try a mini starter with the 3 bolts.Thats what I use in my Procharged bbc with the timing locked out .Not sure if older blocks have all 3 holes

 

[diesel4me]

If you had a SM465 with the early cast iron bell housing you could use the starter that bolts into the bellhousing and ignore the block's starter mount holes..
The idea of using a mini starter with the 3 bolt mount might work..

Otherwise--repairing a block with damage in that area wont be easy or cheap..nickel rod on an arc welder "might" work,but the risk of cracking the block further is great..and doing it with the engine in the truck would be very difficult..

 

[Wes Harden]

The threaded area, is not broken. Where you able to try the rear bracket?

 

[diesel4me]

I've seen a few GM 4x4's that had the front driveshaft smack the starter hard enough to bust the nose or block after bottoming out the suspension on a speed bump or other impact..
GM actually added a pinion snubber on later models diff housings to prevent this,older ones only had bump stops on the frame and would allow the driveshaft to bash the starter..