chrispy793

Put a new starter on yesterday and its developed a knock after? I just broke 89000 miles, oil is only about 2k old and it wasnt knocking or ticking at all when I parked it to change the starter. Got everything put back on and shim the starter too. Now I have a viscious knock on my passenger side.

fst100

iTrader: (5)

was the starter installed correctly as well as starter correct p/n for the firebird? what do you mean "shim" the starter?

chrispy793

basically spacers for the starter so its not too close to the flex plate. Everythings right on the starter. It turns over fine but after installing the starter ive developed either a flex plate knock or a rod knock. Hard to tell which atm.

fst100

iTrader: (5)

what starter did you get, was it for the 5.7 LS1 or from another model? I don't understand why you would need spacers?