1976 Camaro LT
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From: Yacolt,WA
Were there any shims on your old starter? If not you may need some.
Replacement Chevy starters can be a problem with fitment sometimes even jamming up the flywheel/flexplate unless you get the one you took off rebuilt.
Sometimes starter shims will do the trick other times not so much,I would never let the old starter go until I knew the replacement fits right.
I made that mistake years ago on a '78 Jimmy (Blazer) with a small block 400, it was the opposite problem actually not fitting close enough to engage even after not using the shims I pulled with the original starter.
Had to actually grind down the housing on the starter some to make it work.
Replacement Chevy starters can be a problem with fitment sometimes even jamming up the flywheel/flexplate unless you get the one you took off rebuilt.
Sometimes starter shims will do the trick other times not so much,I would never let the old starter go until I knew the replacement fits right.
I made that mistake years ago on a '78 Jimmy (Blazer) with a small block 400, it was the opposite problem actually not fitting close enough to engage even after not using the shims I pulled with the original starter.
Had to actually grind down the housing on the starter some to make it work.
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Yes, your points are all valid. I probably won’t buy a new starter in the future if I can help it. But fortunately, it was just an issue with the mounting bolt placement on the new starter. I got shorter bolts and it works like a charm! Fired right up, sounds great
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