| Cad 500 help [message #132086] |
Sun, 26 June 2011 11:02  |
Neil
Messages: 271
Registered: July 2007
Location: Los Angeles and Magalia, ...
Karma: 1
|
Senior Member |
|
|
A non-computer savey buddy of mine is finishing up a cad 500 coach. The starter is chewing up the flex plate. What kind of starter should he run? An Eldorado? Will the olds starter typically cause a problem?
Thanks a bunch
Neil
Neil
76 Eleganza now sold
Los Angeles
|
|
|
|
| Re: Cad 500 help [message #132089 is a reply to message #132086] |
Sun, 26 June 2011 11:29  |
C Boyd
Messages: 2629
Registered: April 2006
Karma: 18
|
Senior Member |
|
|
| Neil wrote on Sun, 26 June 2011 12:02 |
A non-computer savey buddy of mine is finishing up a cad 500 coach. The starter is chewing up the flex plate. What kind of starter should he run? An Eldorado? Will the olds starter typically cause a problem?
Thanks a bunch
Neil
|
Sir: I have no sperience with this issue on an Olds or a Caddy. The starter replacement # is the same on the Olds and the Caddy so they should be the same starter. I have run into a lot of fitment issues with Chevy starters, Some new and rebuilt starters has a new mounting head that would not fit correctly. Sometimes shims would help, but most of the time I`ve had to swap the heads on the starters at the counter of the parts store before giving up my core. The only other time I had a problem with ring gear chewing 1/2 way on the gear turned out to be the flexplate was installed backwards. I believe the Chevy flexplate is offset and the starter bendix was not engaging far enough.
C. Boyd
76 Crestmont
East Tennessee
|
|
|
|
| Re: [GMCnet] Cad 500 help [message #132092 is a reply to message #132089] |
Sun, 26 June 2011 11:42 |
James Hupy
Messages: 6806
Registered: May 2010
Karma: -62
|
Senior Member |
|
|
In all probability, he has the flex plate and torque converter mismatched
with the result that the flex plate is out of position with the starter. The
proper torque converter/flexplate combination only has 3 lugs where the
threaded bolts go to the torque converter. If he has a 6 lug converter, it
will warp the flexplate out of line. It is possible to remove the three
offending lugs. First thing I would check.
Jim Hupy
Salem, OR
78 GMC Royale 403
On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 9:29 AM, Charles Boyd <covered-wagon@comcast.net>wrote:
>
>
> Neil wrote on Sun, 26 June 2011 12:02
> > A non-computer savey buddy of mine is finishing up a cad 500 coach. The
> starter is chewing up the flex plate. What kind of starter should he run?
> An Eldorado? Will the olds starter typically cause a problem?
> >
> > Thanks a bunch
> >
> > Neil
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Sir: I have no sperience with this issue on an Olds or a Caddy. The
> starter replacement # is the same on the Olds and the Caddy so they should
> be the same starter. I have run into a lot of fitment issues with Chevy
> starters, Some new and rebuilt starters has a new mounting head that would
> not fit correctly. Sometimes shims would help, but most of the time I`ve had
> to swap the heads on the starters at the counter of the parts store before
> giving up my core. The only other time I had a problem with ring gear
> chewing 1/2 way on the gear turned out to be the flexplate was installed
> backwards. I believe the Chevy flexplate is offset and the starter bendix
> was not engaging far enough.
> --
> C. Boyd
> 76 Crestmont by Midas
> East Tennessee
> _______________________________________________
> GMCnet mailing list
> Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
> http://temp.gmcnet.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gmclist
>
_______________________________________________
GMCnet mailing list
Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
http://temp.gmcnet.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gmclist
|
|
|
|
| Re: [GMCnet] Cad 500 help [message #132095 is a reply to message #132092] |
Sun, 26 June 2011 12:31 |
jimk
Messages: 6734
Registered: July 2006
Location: Belmont, CA
Karma: 9
|
Senior Member |
|
|
The Cad and Toro is the same set up.
Youll need to look at the plate and the starter and seee where it is meshing.
We then can finger it out for you.
On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 9:42 AM, James Hupy <jamesh1296@gmail.com> wrote:
> In all probability, he has the flex plate and torque converter mismatched
> with the result that the flex plate is out of position with the starter. The
> proper torque converter/flexplate combination only has 3 lugs where the
> threaded bolts go to the torque converter. If he has a 6 lug converter, it
> will warp the flexplate out of line. It is possible to remove the three
> offending lugs. First thing I would check.
> Jim Hupy
> Salem, OR
> 78 GMC Royale 403
>
> On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 9:29 AM, Charles Boyd <covered-wagon@comcast.net>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Neil wrote on Sun, 26 June 2011 12:02
>> > A non-computer savey buddy of mine is finishing up a cad 500 coach. The
>> starter is chewing up the flex plate. What kind of starter should he run?
>> An Eldorado? Will the olds starter typically cause a problem?
>> >
>> > Thanks a bunch
>> >
>> > Neil
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Sir: I have no sperience with this issue on an Olds or a Caddy. The
>> starter replacement # is the same on the Olds and the Caddy so they should
>> be the same starter. I have run into a lot of fitment issues with Chevy
>> starters, Some new and rebuilt starters has a new mounting head that would
>> not fit correctly. Sometimes shims would help, but most of the time I`ve had
>> to swap the heads on the starters at the counter of the parts store before
>> giving up my core. The only other time I had a problem with ring gear
>> chewing 1/2 way on the gear turned out to be the flexplate was installed
>> backwards. I believe the Chevy flexplate is offset and the starter bendix
>> was not engaging far enough.
>> --
>> C. Boyd
>> 76 Crestmont by Midas
>> East Tennessee
>> _______________________________________________
>> GMCnet mailing list
>> Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
>> http://temp.gmcnet.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gmclist
>>
> _______________________________________________
> GMCnet mailing list
> Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
> http://temp.gmcnet.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gmclist
>
--
Jim Kanomata
Applied/GMC, Fremont,CA
jimk@appliedairfilters.com
http://www.appliedgmc.com
1-800-752-7502
_______________________________________________
GMCnet mailing list
Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
http://temp.gmcnet.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gmclist
Jim Kanomata
Applied/GMC
jimk@appliedairfilters.com
www.appliedgmc.com
1-800-752-7502
|
|
|
|
| Re: Cad 500 help [message #132105 is a reply to message #132086] |
Sun, 26 June 2011 13:46 |
Neil
Messages: 271
Registered: July 2007
Location: Los Angeles and Magalia, ...
Karma: 1
|
Senior Member |
|
|
Thank you one and all. I have passed this on. Its a big help in moving forward.
Neil
Neil
76 Eleganza now sold
Los Angeles
|
|
|
|
|
|
GMCforum
Search
Help
Register
Login
Home
