Bellhousing - Starter issue 1

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Comment by Dave Adams on December 9, 2014 at 21:33

sorry I never got back to you sooner....it seems you have sorted your problem by your self.....wierd though isn't it?

Comment by Dave Price on December 9, 2014 at 21:13

Dave, temporarily wired the starter today and it turned the engine over fine, so everything must line up OK.  Now time to move the engine from my trailer "test bed" and get fitted in the car.

Comment by Dave Price on December 9, 2014 at 6:56

Dave following your advice I rotated the sandwich plate about 90 degrees so it was well clear of the starter area.  Then the starter bolted up .  Just need test wire up the starter and check it cranks OK then I can chop up the plate to get it to fit

Comment by Dave Adams on December 8, 2014 at 14:23

Wierd....my pinto is fitted on to a type 2 bell housing which I believe is the same as the type 3......it uses the pre engage starter........the sandwich plate has bee cut about where the starter motor fits . perhaps for the same reason.

Comment by Dave Price on December 8, 2014 at 12:08

I am assuming this is due to the bellhousing being a crossflow one.  Thoughts 1) buy a Pinto bellhousing 2) cut away the sandwich plate in that area and fasten the starter to the bellhousing holes and see if it works.  This is a photo of a Pinto engine and sandwhich plate fastened to a type 3 bellhousing, I don't know the origin other than type 3, so i guess crossflow otherwise it would have bolt in.  Should I cut out that area of the plate and see it will fit