please tell me this isnt part of my block
12-29-2006, 09:53 AM
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please tell me this isnt part of my block so last night after my ls6 manifold swap my starter starts grinding..i just pulled it off and the short bolt came with an ever so sweet suprise to start my day off, a chunk of metal. somebody tell me truthfully that this isnt part of my block and that its just a bracket that the starter bolts to....
12-29-2006, 11:19 AM
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Be glad your piece didnt break like mine did. My break went straight up and cut the threads in half. I could still thread the bolt in but you could see half the bolt. It sucks cause essentially breaking my starter totalled the engine.
12-29-2006, 02:14 PM
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well after reading this i could have just left it alone but im going to man up and call myself out, its not the block, its part of the starter housing. the past few days have been extremely shitty for me to say the least and as soon as the starter dropped and i grabbed the bolt and saw that attached i went hysterical and assumed the worst. i grabbed the starter and took it to a starter/alternator place around here and they pointed it out, damn, i feel like a dumbass now. to my relief though it isnt the block, merely me overlooking the obvious and not even checking the tabs on the starter.....laugh it up...+1 Experience to me...
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02-27-2007, 06:16 AM
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Mine broke cause im a dumbass, i went to start the car and it didnt fire and i triend to restart it while the flywheel was still spinning, i just really wasnt paying attention 
02-27-2007, 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 98hardtopZ
so last night after my ls6 manifold swap my starter starts grinding..i just pulled it off and the short bolt came with an ever so sweet suprise to start my day off, a chunk of metal. somebody tell me truthfully that this isnt part of my block and that its just a bracket that the starter bolts to....
02-27-2007, 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by FU_I_AM_UltraZ
when my starter goes, maybe i'll let the dealership do it so if they snap it off, it'll be their responsibility to give me a new motor
02-27-2007, 12:19 PM
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what engine do you have .. LSx(Alum) or LQx/LMx (Iron) block ?
It looks like it is steel/iron from the pic.. and if that part and bolt is how you found it.. I would assume that it is your starter or bracket.. normally the bolt goes through the part and then is secured to the block.. Bold/part/block...
It looks like it is steel/iron from the pic.. and if that part and bolt is how you found it.. I would assume that it is your starter or bracket.. normally the bolt goes through the part and then is secured to the block.. Bold/part/block...
02-27-2007, 01:43 PM
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Find a really good mobile welder or a good welding/machine shop. So far I've had 2 of these fabbed back after they were broken. Sometimes the break is too severe and you'll just have to shell out for a block. But...good luck with that.
02-27-2007, 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by yobabiesdaddy2001
It wasnt the block, it is the mounting hole on the starter.
Originally Posted by 98hardtopZ
well after reading this i could have just left it alone but im going to man up and call myself out, its not the block, its part of the starter housing. the past few days have been extremely shitty for me to say the least and as soon as the starter dropped and i grabbed the bolt and saw that attached i went hysterical and assumed the worst. i grabbed the starter and took it to a starter/alternator place around here and they pointed it out, damn, i feel like a dumbass now. to my relief though it isnt the block, merely me overlooking the obvious and not even checking the tabs on the starter.....laugh it up...+1 Experience to me...
02-27-2007, 10:30 PM
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nope
Originally Posted by Torque_Wrench
Find a really good mobile welder or a good welding/machine shop. So far I've had 2 of these fabbed back after they were broken. Sometimes the break is too severe and you'll just have to shell out for a block. But...good luck with that.
