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Old 04-02-2012, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by patrickt View Post
There must be some sort of miscommunication between you and Rick. The block plate does not affect how the starter engages the flywheel. The flywheel is still in the same place with or without a block plate and your starter bolts to the block -- so a block plate that's in between the two is not going to make a difference in the distance.
Well your engine is different than mine then. My 427 Powermaster starter bolts through the block plate and into the Lakewood bell housing. it is clocked so that the cables and their lugs point straight out horizontally away from the block.
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