ok so I bit the bullet and took the darn thing out and now I'm totally stumped. Rotating the starter made no difference because it doesnt change where the gear is in relation to the faceplate and putting in the upper bolt would have been impossible because of the upper dru of the starter. That piece on the left I found while removing the starter.... no idea. The ring gear looks a-ok, just the normal 100K miles plus wear though I cant rotate the engine right now obviously. I took the dust cover off the transmission and that looks fine from there, the pressure plate has all it's fingers and nothing screams out at me. One thing did scream at me. The front plate of the bellhousing (the flat aluminum plate) has a section missing.....tada...right around the starter bulb. The bottom half of the "circle" is missing and it did not come off with the old starter. Still cant figure out what's wrong
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91 GT Carb conversion, holley 600 double pumper, edelbrock performer intake, FMS "C" drop springs, march 1000 underdrive pullies, crane 1.7 roller rockers, GT-40P headers, bassani x pipe, american thunder catback, FMS 4.56's, msd aL6, trunkmount battery, A/C eliminator kit, 3000 stall tci streetfighter, AOD with transgo kit, A+ servo, 300M hardened lockup shaft, kevlar bands and 28,000 gvw trans cooler, 3 core radiator, 300 lbs stripped with a full interior
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