[CobraV8]

I have a blow proof Lakewood steel bellhousing in my car. I recently replaced the flywheel ring gear because the old starter had stripped so many teeth off the ring gear the engine wouldn't start anymore.

The old starter had a badly worn out shaft and the starter gear was worn as well. I assumed this caused the problems with the ring gear.

I installed a new "factory mini starter", that's the starter that was used in the 92-95 Mustang.

The problem I have now is that the new starter only turns the engine about two revolutions, then the starter gear seems to slip out of the flywheel ring gear and spins freely. If you now turn the ignition off and then on (without turning the engine over by hand), it will engage for another two revolutions, then spin freely.

The ring gear is brand new, and I checked the position of the starter gear to the ring gear with the old starters empty housing. Seems o.k.

I removed the starter, dissasembled it, put it back together and tested the function. The starter gear is thrown all the way out every time, and it won't move back until no more current is applied. I tested it almost 40 times.

Anyone had this problem before? Could this be caused by a wrong starter angle relative to the ring gear, due to bad alignment of the threads for the starter bolts in the bellhousing?

Any ideas?

-Simon