2010 Front Engine Dragster Week 2010 12 28

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Ok, today’s cancelled unofficial official carnets update:

The engine plate was bolted to the rear of the engine and the starter was test fitted through the engine plate.  I had to enlarge the hole for the starter again as the starter still would not fit.  Once it fit, I then bolted the flex plate on to see if that fit correctly.

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PC280052_smallI have found there is a problem with the clearance between the starter gear drive and the flex plate when the starter is at rest. I have shims coming from Jegs.
I also found that the starter covers most of the hole that was created for the wiring. I could still have used it but would have had to remove the starter to pass the weather tight plugs through it. We were smart enough to make identical holes on both sides of the engine plate, so, I will pull all the wiring back out and run it down the right side instead.
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The flex plate was then removed from the engine; the engine plate was removed from the engine and bolted into the chassis.

The flex plate was then bolted back on the engine and the starter was installed.The correct size bolts were obtained and the transmission, engine plate and engine are now bolted together.

In the morning the first task will be to bolt the flex plate to the torque converter.
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PC280013_smallThis starter is now starting to tick me off as now there is also a clearance problem between the starter and the rod catching pan.