starter will not engage

wonder why?





spose I need a new case now

Ouch

How in the heck did you do that

Either something is flexing or the trans was not tight against the block..

The starter loosened up quite awhile back. Only a small portion of the break is fresh. Must have cracked way back and been working on it till mission accomplished.

The only thing I can think of is that the starter
was ready to fall off and kicked it sideways..
bummer

That's an easy weld

I agree... I'd burn that back on... I had a tail
shaft fall off my bench when I was building it and
cracked a chunk off... I burnt it back on and hit it
with a file.. no leaks... the only bad part.. you have
to pull the trans.... put some big Vs in it on
both sides and burn it in... I layed a straight
edge with clamps on it while burning

oh fart...... with the heat involved with welding would you want the case bolted to a block and a starter in place to aid in keeping stuff lined up? I certainly don't have the capabilities to do that work at home.

JB Weld.