[wrench87]

rick, i am fortunate the engine is not in the car yet i just installed the flywheel and bellhousing i wanted to make sure the starter would work before i installed the clutch. you have to run the block plate and it has a fixed hole so i dont understand how i can fix the mesh problem. steve

so are you saying the mesh problem could be because the gear is either to far or to close and by clearancing the hole on the block plate you were able to move the starter closer?, so now the only thing holding the starter is the 2 threaded holes on the bellhousing?.