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Re: Done racing for the year...
[Re: tboomer]
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08/30/12 09:52 AM
08/30/12 09:52 AM
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bigfork mn
dragram440
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To bad to here you wont be racing at muscle car shootout. I agree on the starter as I am running one on my 499 12.5-1 out of my 94 ram that had 230,000 miles on the v6. Still cranking it up everytime.
67' charger 499 RB
10.57 at 127
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Re: Done racing for the year...
[Re: dragram440]
#1293875
08/30/12 10:26 AM
08/30/12 10:26 AM
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Stuttgart, Arkansas
rickseeman
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You will love the Mezeire starter. I put one on my 572 and it spun it so fast you would have thought the plugs were out of it. On 12 volts.
2011 Drag Pak Challenger
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Re: Done racing for the year...
[Re: old yeller]
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08/30/12 10:59 AM
08/30/12 10:59 AM
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Blusmbl
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You might be hitting those bars too hard with your 4 speed and weight, and either the diagonal link or ladder bar has to bend at some point. I think your diagonal link won the feats of strength fight back there.  It's awesome you're using the car again after a multi-year hiatus.
'18 Ford Raptor, random motorcycles, 1968 Plymouth Fury III - 11.37 @ 118
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Re: Done racing for the year...
[Re: Blusmbl]
#1293878
08/30/12 11:07 AM
08/30/12 11:07 AM
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Romeo MI
MR_P_BODY
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You might be hitting those bars too hard with your 4 speed and weight, and either the diagonal link or ladder bar has to bend at some point. I think your diagonal link won the feats of strength fight back there.
It's awesome you're using the car again after a multi-year hiatus.
If the rear end is square in the car the diagonal link
shouldnt be taking much if any load(if the preload
is correct)... I think its just too wimpy of a bar
set up for the force being applied... the bars I put
in the Rampage are 1 1/8 X .095 wall moly being that
its a street/drag car
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Re: Done racing for the year...
[Re: JERICOGTX]
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08/30/12 05:53 PM
08/30/12 05:53 PM
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pittsburghracer
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Everything on the rear is square. The mounts are square, and I really doubt the housing is bent as its a thick wall truck housing. Can't see anything anyways.
I got the starter pulled, and found something... My starter has to deal with something 99% of cars on this board doesn't. Clutch dust. My clutch disc is sintered iron, and the pressure plate, and flywheel have a steel liner. Metal on metal. The starter bendix is full of it.
What should I clean it out with? Brake cleaner? Hopefully cleaning it will make it work again.
Thanks for all the words of encouragement, and help.
Jeff
Jeff I am glad things are looking better after a close look. On the starter dust I would round up a sand blasting hood, long sleeve shirt, long pants, goggles and gently blow it out with low pressure air. It may be a great time then to have it rebuilt with new brushes so the armature doesn't get all scratched and grooved. 
Probably should wear at least a paper respirator too.
Last edited by pittsburghracer; 08/30/12 05:55 PM.
1970 Duster
Edelbrock headed 408
5.984@112.52
422 Indy headed small block
5.982@112.56 mph
9.42@138.27
Livin and lovin life one day at a time
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Re: Done racing for the year...
[Re: JERICOGTX]
#1293881
08/30/12 05:59 PM
08/30/12 05:59 PM
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Romeo MI
MR_P_BODY
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Air and brake cleaner on the starter... blow out the bell housing with air.... your gonna get DIRTY... LOL oil the bushings on the starter
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Re: Done racing for the year...
[Re: JERICOGTX]
#1293883
08/31/12 07:53 AM
08/31/12 07:53 AM
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gregsdart
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I am curious if there is a solid lubricant that would help with the bendix problem? It would have to be non conducting,,,,,,,,,
Last edited by gregsdart; 08/31/12 07:54 AM.
8..603 156 mph best, 2905 lbs 549, indy 572-13, alky
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Re: Done racing for the year...
[Re: gregsdart]
#1293884
08/31/12 09:26 AM
08/31/12 09:26 AM
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MR_P_BODY
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I am curious if there is a solid lubricant that would help with the bendix problem? It would have to be non conducting,,,,,,,,,
Spray graphite... that stuff is super slippery
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Re: Done racing for the year...
[Re: sixpakx]
#1293886
08/31/12 10:31 AM
08/31/12 10:31 AM
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justinp61
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go to your local advance or autozone, ask for a starter for 96 318 truck,you,ll get a mini starter for around 70 bucks/ lifetime warrenty. had mine for 8 yrs now with no problems
 I did the same at Advance Auto parts.
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Re: Done racing for the year...
[Re: justinp61]
#1293887
08/31/12 02:53 PM
08/31/12 02:53 PM
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JERICOGTX
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Well, I have pulled, taken apart, assembled, and reinstalled the starter in the car 4 times today. FINALLY got it to work again. The shaft for the bendix is worn. I had a spare Denso starter from small Kubota engine from work. Took the bendix out of that, swapped the gear, and installed it in my MP starter. Works like new again.  On a side note, while doing some "thinking" about the starter, I got some other things rewired on the car, and got all my headlights and taillights working again.
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Re: Done racing for the year...
[Re: JERICOGTX]
#1293889
09/01/12 10:58 AM
09/01/12 10:58 AM
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MR_P_BODY
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Glad you got the starter fixed.... now just take a BFH and beat that bar straight and weld a piece of angle iron to it(its trash now)and you could be out there tomorrow
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Re: Done racing for the year...
[Re: MR_P_BODY]
#1293890
09/03/12 11:33 AM
09/03/12 11:33 AM
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6bblFLASH
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I had some bending issues too. Buckeled the ladder-bar mounts at both ends and bowed the frame ties. For me it was TOO much clutch. 
70` Cuda`,440 6BBL Jerico,Dana 4.56 Still on 93 Pump Gas
9.87 @ 136/1.31-60ft.`09 Mopar Nationals PASSON PERFORMANCE "Stick-Shift" Champ!
2013 StickShift Challenge Winner@ Mopar Nationals!
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Re: Done racing for the year...
[Re: HardcoreB]
#1293892
09/03/12 03:02 PM
09/03/12 03:02 PM
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MN
JERICOGTX
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It is great to see the car is out again, and you're going rounds too! From my phone it 'looks like' (it still sounds funny to me when I say that) the ROD END is bent???
I have the bar out of the car now. The rod ends are straight. Just a bent bar. The mounts on the car and rear are straight as well.
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