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1985 Ford Ranger Help?

I have ford ranger 1985 with v-6 and 4spd overdriver trans, the starter will not aline properly help?

  • the replacement starter that I have is rebuilt, after first bolt up it works fine but on the second try no luck , unit will not make contact with flywheel looking for possible quick fix

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    u probably have the wrong starter...take the old starter out and when u go to a autozone or pep boys then have them look and make sure u have the right one..look up a year or down a year if u have to....

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i have ran into this problem before.if it is the same problem you might have the stater to a automatic trans

Frank400 y

wrong starter there are 3 different designs on the 'head '......

pack23wolfden

With that, first of all you spelled "aline" wrong...align...if it doesn't align, then you have the wrong starter, the teeth should line up...make sure the manufacturer didn't change anything in the middle of the model year...and the get the proper one...if that doesn't work then you bent a tooth on the crank....

Duster Man

use shims

scivi92

chek the flywheel for damaged teeth a engine will always stop min four spots pull the starter trun engine by hand make sure teeth arnt ground if they arnt shim the starter

wtf

This starter should have been supplied with shims. If not, you will have to purchase them separately. You can find them at any NAPA auto parts store. The other, and most common problem is missing teeth on the flywheel. Crawl under there and rotate the flywheel by using a pry bar. You may want to number and remove your spark plugs. This will make it much easier to rotate the engine from there. Just make sure you number your wires so you won't have other issues as well. You may end up replacing the flywheel. If that does not do it for you, "bench test" the starter. Sure, you may hear it rotate, or "turn on", but who's to say the re-builder replaced the Bendix, or "starter drive". Many re-builders' don't because it's not "cost effective". If you have a NAPA auto parts store near you, purchase a BECK ARNLEY starter. They may or may not stock them, but they are available in any NAPA warehouse in the country. They cost a little more, but you get what you pay for. Go to www.napaonline.com and browse the catalog.

Tom I

standard starter on an automatic ,, I assume .. The noses are long on a automatic than they are on a standard.. change the starter end(nose) or change the starter ... The problem sounds like the flywheel may be busted or wrong starter/....

spyderwoman_0000

wrong starter, go back to the drawing board

Velociraptor

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