300 6 with c4 trani starter is extremeley loud

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300 6 with c4 trani starter is extremeley loud

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so here is the problem. the starter sounds like a chevy 350 starter not shimmed right. its super loud,
her are my questions. the trani might be from a small block ford. is there any difference between a 6 cylinder bell and a small block bell? second the starter maybe small block as well. are they the same? i didnt put the engine and trani in the truck. it was there when i got it, but i was told it had a 351w before the 6 went in.

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Re: 300 6 with c4 trani starter is extremeley loud

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49leadsled wrote:so here is the problem. the starter sounds like a chevy 350 starter not shimmed right. its super loud,
her are my questions. the trani might be from a small block ford. is there any difference between a 6 cylinder bell and a small block bell? second the starter maybe small block as well. are they the same? i didnt put the engine and trani in the truck. it was there when i got it, but i was told it had a 351w before the 6 went in.

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Here will most likely be the culprit, (if this is an automatic?) as I've ran into it a couple of times where shade tree jackleg's failed to realize the importance of this part and tossed it in the trash! There is a spacer that belongs in between the engine and transmission that set the tolerance of how far the starter gear engages into the ring gear / flywheel. You'll have to look closely from above to see it but from below it's very visible where the starter bolts into the bellhousing. The 300 / I6 and SBF automatic C-4 bellhousings are one and the same but I believe use a different starter due to the ring gear, (maybe Steve or someone else can answer that part of your question better).

Here's what the shim / spacer looks like between the engine and transmission. And yeah it's well worth the effort to pull it back apart and put it in as I had one continue to eat ring gears and starers until I found it was missing to the tune of a few hundred dollars later. Ford never designed the starters to be shimmed like chebby did to rig them-Ford built them tough and built to last!

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Re: 300 6 with c4 trani starter is extremeley loud

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i never thought to check to block plate, thats a good idea........i but its that or a small block starter pushed in there two far. thanks for the info
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it has a block plate. must be the wrong starter
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49leadsled wrote:it has a block plate. must be the wrong starter
Yes I'd bet wrong starter or the ring gear teeth were / are shredded.
Make sure your mating surfaces are nice and clean too, (for the ground). I've seen our Ford starters act up when they get less than 12 volts which can be a number of things, (ground . positive cable / starter solenoid / starter solenoid ground to inner fender / bad positive cable from batttery to solenoid / weak battery.

Had a Ford solenoid get stuck in the energized, (circuit to starter closed) position once (due to low voltage)! It was "Christine revisited" and the starter held into the continuously cranking mode. Six inches of snow covered road with a vehicle that wouldn't start and now the starter #4 size wire has turned cherry red and starts on fire! :eek:
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Re: 300 6 with c4 trani starter is extremeley loud

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Inline 240/300 starter for an automatic has a 3/8" longer snout than a starter for an inline 240/300 with a standard transmission. If you have an automatic, you need a longer snout starter for an automatic. If you have a standard, you need a starter with a shorter snout.

The block plate should be between the engine and transmission but shims are not used on the starter, when the parts are correct.
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Re: 300 6 with c4 trani starter is extremeley loud

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the teeth are still good on the gear, im gonna buy a new starter this week and try it as i dont have a 300 with a stick to compare it to.
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