QuestionI have another question about my starter. I have a high compression motor. I have been going through starters every week and finally got a high torque starter made for 12.0 compression pistons. This starter lasted me three days and did the same thing that the rest of them did. They all work great then they just make a loud grinding noise and the motor doesn't turn at all. I have 11.5 compression pistons and I believe that the flywheel is straight I just don't understand. Any help will be appreciated. thanks
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I just bought an 83 K5 and I have had some problems with the tranny. The pan was leaking and shifting was not that good. All of this I knew when I bought the truck. I changed the pan and put in a new modulator valve. The tranny has less that 2000 miles on it and the motor has 10000 on it. I might have not put enough tranny fluid in the truck but I am not sure. How much fluid does the tranny hold because I only put 2 1/2 quarts in the tranny and when I took the pan off I know that there was not that much in the tranny when I took the pan off. It was pretty dry. Should I put some more fluid in the tranny? The dipstick really had no fluid on it when I went to check it out. The only other thing that I can think of is the torque converter. Anything will help at this point thanks.
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Hi John,
I believe the tranny and torque converter hold near 12 quarts, but unless there is a drain plug in the torque converter, you can never get that much in during a fluid and filter change.
The only way to really know is with the dipstick.
That won't take much driving with a low fluid level before damage starts to happen to the clutches.
Van
AnswerHi John,
You may have flywheel ring gear problems, not starter problems.
The engine will usually stop at one of just several spots in the rotation, and if one of those spots has bad teeth, it won't engage.
When it makes that grinding sound, see if you can rotate the engine by hand in the normal direction . Just about a tenth of a turn, and then try the starter. That will put the drive gear in undamaged teeth.
I have dressed up bad places on the ring gear with a little grinder and some hand tools. Nothing you can do for missing teeth.
Remove your starter, and look at the teeth on the flex plate...all the way around. Look for damaged or missing teeth, burrs, chunks of metal jammed between a couple teeth, etc.
There is also the possibility you need some shims for the starter. Sold in packages at most parts stores.
Van
