Re: [Chevelle-list] my flywheel is missing some teeth

[Dan McIntosh]

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Never been there myself.  I hit the shows that are a bit more local.  Might be a couple years before I hit another show though..   Dan McIntosh Street Metal Fabrications Pavement Scraping 1964 Impala SS Convertible http://www.lowriderimpala.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Dave Studly To: The Chevelle Mailing List Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 7:52 PM Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] my flywheel is missing some teeth Dan, I'm in Cleveland (Lyndhurst).  Do you ever go out to Solon on Tuesday nights?  I'm not sure when the 'season' ends out there, although I saw some nice cars heading east on 480 yesterday on my way home from work.   -Dave   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Dan McIntosh Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 6:44 PM To: The Chevelle Mailing List Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] my flywheel is missing some teeth I just bought the car and got it delivered on Monday.  Noticed an awful sound when I tried to start it.  The tow truck driver said it was running when they loaded it.   This is going to be a frame off project for me, the car needs floors and a trunk, possibly the drivers quarter also..   I want to drive it around the block or something so whenever I lose motivation, I can think back and get re-motivated, haha.   On another note, anyone near Cleveland Ohio feel like replacing some floors? lol   Dan McIntosh Street Metal Fabrications Pavement Scraping 1964 Impala SS Convertible http://www.lowriderimpala.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Brad Waller To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List' Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 6:31 PM Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] my flywheel is missing some teeth You know when your lowrider is really low when your flywheel starts to lose teeth!   If you had a manual, it would be easy to roll the car in gear and spin the engine a bit.  With an auto, I'm not sure you can do much to move the engine once it is off.  You could carry a long handled wrench with a socket for the crank snout (assuming your engine is newer and has the bolt) bolt so you can turn it when you need to...   Either way, you need a new flywheel big time.  It may only be a few teeth, but the whole balance of the engine will be off.  The flywheel is bolted to your crank, and now there is a slight imbalance of the flywheel.  Drive for a while at the right resonant RPM and you could cause nasty damage.  I expect actual chances of breaking your crank are close to zero, but I would want to get a new flywheel as soon as possible.   When you replace the flywheel, see if you can guess why this happened.  Did you engage the starter while the car was running, or is the starter misadjusted?  You don't want to have this happen to your replacement! Brad Waller ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) '66 Corvette | 327/dead | 4-speed   | Wilwood Brakes | 245/45/16 BFG R1 '67 Chevelle | ex-SS396 | 355/700R4 | F-Body Brakes  | 275/40/17 Kumho MX -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dan McIntosh Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 3:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Chevelle-list] my flywheel is missing some teeth Howdy! My new ride wont start. Thinking it was a starter malfunction, I removed it from the car.  When I glanced up at the flywheel, I noticed that 6 teeth were virtually non-existent. It seems like if I spin the motor a little bit, the flywheel will move and the starter will engage on good teeth.  But my question is, if it doesn't start on the first revolution, and it hits this spot again, will it blow right by the bad spot due to momentum, or will it stop spinning the motor again. I want to drive this damn car already, but something is keeping me from doing so! Also, if it does start, and I park somewhere, and the flywheel just so happens to stop in the bad spot again, is there a quick remedy, such as leaving the car in drive and pushing on it or something? Thanks all!   Dan McIntosh Street Metal Fabrications Pavement Scraping 1964 Impala S.S. http://www.lowriderimpala.com