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truck is 87 ranger 2.9L 5 speed
previous owner said he swapped in a different or newer motor. he could be full of shit, or he might have actually put a different motor in it.
ever since i had the truck the starter motor has been noisy. It eventually got worse and worse and started grinding when i went to start it. It finally just tore the flywheel ring gear to shreds and i had to put a new flywheel and clutch in it. at the same time , i put a new pinion gear in the starter motor and got the truck back together. it was still noisy but it always started.
now it started to grind again so i said screw it and put a brand new starter motor in. the new starter motor is quieter but it grinds right before the motor fires up. something is weird.
dealership says 85-89 90-92 are all the same part # for flywheel. so even if the motor is not an 87 like the truck is, the flywheel and starter should all work together, going on the thought that everything is 87'
maybe the ring gear is not thick enough?
previous owner said he swapped in a different or newer motor. he could be full of shit, or he might have actually put a different motor in it.
ever since i had the truck the starter motor has been noisy. It eventually got worse and worse and started grinding when i went to start it. It finally just tore the flywheel ring gear to shreds and i had to put a new flywheel and clutch in it. at the same time , i put a new pinion gear in the starter motor and got the truck back together. it was still noisy but it always started.
now it started to grind again so i said screw it and put a brand new starter motor in. the new starter motor is quieter but it grinds right before the motor fires up. something is weird.
dealership says 85-89 90-92 are all the same part # for flywheel. so even if the motor is not an 87 like the truck is, the flywheel and starter should all work together, going on the thought that everything is 87'
maybe the ring gear is not thick enough?
