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Originally Posted by Death Touch
Our '63 has a "bendix" starter (long neck going into the bell housing).
I remember someone saying that the shop manual calls for the header to be
removed to get this starter out. Just wanted to know if there were bolt
removal paterns and what not.
Linkage is not in the way, just the header and what looks like a cross member.
Engine build is probably less than 2 years old. Very clean but has a habit of
seeping fuel out of the carbs onto the intake if it sits a long time.
I will hit the bolts on Thursday with some WD40 and attempt the change out Friday. I might even take some pics! Even if I screw up, the engine swap is
going to happen anyway sooner or later.
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Death,
I suspect you could have an easier time of it than JC had, and hopefully not so bad as our factory long headers. Our OE starter died while in the shop for some valve work, which meant the right/passenger header had to come off, which meant the old-timer bolts broke, which meant the whole 427 engine had to come out, which meant...ad infinitum. Hopefully if your rebuild is reasonably fresh, you can with much elbow lubricant pull them off in the bay. But I have no specific advice, only that you not go and pull the engine before eliminating other possibilities.
Jay
