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Title: starters and flywheels
Post by: 77 cc lb on June 10, 2010, 08:54:22 am

this might be a dumb question but i am baffled. i thought i had my starter prob. fixed (meshed fine, no grinding), but i go out a couple days later to try and start and i get the grinding noise again. it's a 292-6. is it poss. there are diff. starter and flywheel combinations for this engine? difference between a car 292 and a truck 292? thanks for any advice.

Title: Re: starters and flywheels
Post by: beastie_3 on June 10, 2010, 11:59:15 am

Make sure your starter didnt come loose.

Title: Re: starters and flywheels
Post by: 77 cc lb on June 10, 2010, 01:33:45 pm

it's not loose. i even put in 1/8in. worth of shims and it still doesn't mesh. is it poss. there are different gears on starter, that's why it won't mesh

Title: Re: starters and flywheels
Post by: VileZambonie on June 10, 2010, 04:40:59 pm

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/Sabaka454/shim1.jpg)

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/Sabaka454/shim2.jpg)

Title: Re: starters and flywheels
Post by: beastie_3 on June 10, 2010, 08:37:39 pm

That diagram should go in the tech section!

Title: Re: starters and flywheels
Post by: VileZambonie on June 11, 2010, 05:30:59 am

I emailed them to Chris a few days ago. I'm sure he'll put them in there.

Title: Re: starters and flywheels
Post by: Captkaos on June 11, 2010, 03:46:42 pm

I am going to put them there.  I have been tied up in the evenings getting a 3800 pulled out of a Grand Prix...

Title: Re: starters and flywheels
Post by: TexasRed on June 11, 2010, 05:12:24 pm

No sawzall or torch?

Title: Re: starters and flywheels
Post by: 77 cc lb on June 11, 2010, 06:14:20 pm

i'm just going to suck it up and put on a new flywheel. should have done that in first place. thanks for info vilezambonie

Title: Re: starters and flywheels
Post by: VileZambonie on June 11, 2010, 06:30:49 pm

If the flywheel is ok replacing it won't help.

Title: Re: starters and flywheels
Post by: 77 cc lb on June 11, 2010, 07:51:31 pm

there aren't any teeth missing but it is starting to wear down from trying to start it. should i keep shimming? could a starter from a sbc or a bbc work on this engine?  i think my problem is not having the right starter.

Title: Re: starters and flywheels
Post by: Irish_Alley on June 12, 2010, 12:12:01 am

there is a difference in the car and pu starters as far as a sb or bb no they wont work i would fork over 40 bucks about to autozone and get one made for your truck start fresh

Title: Re: starters and flywheels
Post by: 77 cc lb on June 12, 2010, 11:26:57 am

i did get  the recommended starter and it was grinding on me, got a smaller high torque and it started grinding on me. the p/o swapped out the 454 for this. so i don't know what the 292 came out of and if they swapped parts around.

Title: Re: starters and flywheels
Post by: Irish_Alley on June 12, 2010, 07:49:21 pm

The block numbers should tell you I. Think or about