06-04-2013, 08:47 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: McKinney,
TX
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA GT #2077, 331 SBF, Webers, Gurney Eagle heads
Posts: 1,275
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Originally Posted by Kramer
Sam - do you have a engine plate with the LW bellhousing as well?
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Yes, although I have not trimmed out the portion that the starter sits on. That would put your pinion about .100" further in. If it is off by that much, then you could do that. Tilton recommended I have the starter face plate turned down by .060", so I had that done. But you should measure first.
Check the distance from the mounting surface of the block plate that the starter sits on to the near edge of the flywheel gear. You can do this with a 6" scale. I would bolt the BH on to get an accurate measurement. Compare that to the distance from the corresponding surface on the starter face to the outer edge of the pinion when it is pulled all the way out. The difference would be equal to the tooth engagement distance.
One concern I have is whether you have the correct starter pinion gear for your 184 tooth FW. If this is not an FE starter, it may have a different tooth pitch, and that would also bust teeth like you have been doing.
Sam
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