creekrat

OK, little confused here, What year is the tranny? You said you have it in a 67? Is it that ea trans as well? The older trans had different starters for auto and stick. What starter are you using and on which trans?

JohnnyK

Yeah, don't worry about the 67 though. This is just a late 80's combo (T5 and 5.0) thrown into a 67.

I believe the bellhousing and tranny are from 92 and the engine is from 88 or something.. I will get more part numbers tonight. Thanks guys!

mattdel

so you really dont see a problem with having the snout broken like it is? are you serious?
i highly doubt you've tryed 5 different starters. i can see your problem just from the picture.

JohnnyK

No, what I'm saying is the starters comeout like that (Sigh.. yes, the previous owner tried 5 different starters, and I tried two in the past two days.. We're not lying to impress you or something.. sheesh).

Someone told me that the starters are ground like that at ford? There is nothing back there that could be hitting it, according to my measurements..

Where could I find the bellhousing stampings?

mattdel

they arent ground like that from the factory. with that piece missing, the starter shaft is capable of flexing towards the flywheel as you engage it, which would cause a low speed and overheat of the wires.

JohnnyK

But the starters go in new and come out like that it seems. The bellhousing is E6ZR-6394, flywheel is E6ZR-AA and the engine is E7TE.. so these SHOULD work together. The block plate seems to be bent a little around the starter, but I think I did that (I think it would have been straight when the PO had it, with the same problem) and I'd think the starter would crush it down?

mattdel

maybe its the angle of the picture, but that bellhousing doesn't look near deep enough to hold that starter.
are you sure they are going in all the way?

JohnnyK

Yup, bolts down. I'd even pull the tranny off right now if that would help me diagnose but obviously I can't bolt the starter to the engine without the bellhousing.. Although, think if I took the tranny off the bellhousing and bolted the bellhousing up I could see whats going on?

mattdel

sounds like a plan to me.

JohnnyK

I wonder if I'll be able to see anything, but I guess I don'y have many options left. I'm going to rub some crayon or something on it and see if it transfers over to the teeth. Now, is it possible to pull the tranny and leave the bellhousng on (Tranny comes off with 4 bolts, n'est pas?) or will that screw up the clutch fork or throwout bearing or spill them in there or something?