Starter bolts
07-23-2009, 08:10 AM
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Starter bolts I have a 05 LS6 block I need to get some starter bolts. I forgot to check before leaving home.
What size do I need? my starter is from a truck and both bolts are the same size? A search didn't turn up anything
Thanks
What size do I need? my starter is from a truck and both bolts are the same size? A search didn't turn up anything
Thanks
07-23-2009, 04:57 PM
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My local dealer wanted $10 a peice for these, plus I had to wait for them to come from the US. Not my idea of a good deal.
I was in this store we have in Canada called Canadian Tire, its sort like a Pep Boys auto centre with crappy Lowes attached to it....or the other way around. Either way whatever. They have a line of stuff called the 'HELP' line, and its a Dorman line of products. There is a starter bolt kit that comes with a long and a short bolt for some GM V6 engine (3.1L?). The long bolt works, so I bought two of these kits, at $5 a piece.
You could go that route.
Something like this...
https://www.dormanproducts.com/cgi-b...ch_str=starter bolt&vsrch_brand=ALL&vsrch_cat=ALL&st_amount=0&end _amount=999999999.99&start=10&vfrom=&prev=no&vnext =yes&category_list=:0
I was in this store we have in Canada called Canadian Tire, its sort like a Pep Boys auto centre with crappy Lowes attached to it....or the other way around. Either way whatever. They have a line of stuff called the 'HELP' line, and its a Dorman line of products. There is a starter bolt kit that comes with a long and a short bolt for some GM V6 engine (3.1L?). The long bolt works, so I bought two of these kits, at $5 a piece.
You could go that route.
Something like this...
https://www.dormanproducts.com/cgi-b...ch_str=starter bolt&vsrch_brand=ALL&vsrch_cat=ALL&st_amount=0&end _amount=999999999.99&start=10&vfrom=&prev=no&vnext =yes&category_list=:0
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07-24-2009, 05:26 AM
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My local dealer wanted $10 a peice for these, plus I had to wait for them to come from the US. Not my idea of a good deal.
I was in this store we have in Canada called Canadian Tire, its sort like a Pep Boys auto centre with crappy Lowes attached to it....or the other way around. Either way whatever. They have a line of stuff called the 'HELP' line, and its a Dorman line of products. There is a starter bolt kit that comes with a long and a short bolt for some GM V6 engine (3.1L?). The long bolt works, so I bought two of these kits, at $5 a piece.
You could go that route.
Something like this...
https://www.dormanproducts.com/cgi-b...ch_str=starter bolt&vsrch_brand=ALL&vsrch_cat=ALL&st_amount=0&end _amount=999999999.99&start=10&vfrom=&prev=no&vnext =yes&category_list=:0
I was in this store we have in Canada called Canadian Tire, its sort like a Pep Boys auto centre with crappy Lowes attached to it....or the other way around. Either way whatever. They have a line of stuff called the 'HELP' line, and its a Dorman line of products. There is a starter bolt kit that comes with a long and a short bolt for some GM V6 engine (3.1L?). The long bolt works, so I bought two of these kits, at $5 a piece.
You could go that route.
Something like this...
https://www.dormanproducts.com/cgi-b...ch_str=starter bolt&vsrch_brand=ALL&vsrch_cat=ALL&st_amount=0&end _amount=999999999.99&start=10&vfrom=&prev=no&vnext =yes&category_list=:0
The factory bolts are designed to keep the starter in line/square the crank centre line (like a dowel) and have a larger than normal OD to achieve this.
07-24-2009, 06:17 AM
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Ya, good point. They gotta be snug in there, I agree. These new bolts were quite snug in the starter and didnt bottom out in the block. They worked pretty good.
