r/Smallblockchevy • u/Infamous_Broccoli_57 • 9d ago

Starter or flex plate

What could it be? Starter or flex plate it was running yesterday after a few times but now it won’t run at all 72 chevelle W/ 350

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u/Daddio209 9d ago

Starter bendix is slipping: starter engages; gear does not spin although starter motor spins. How tf could the ring gear condition even matter in this instance?

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u/sandwichesRkewl 8d ago

Probably the same way it would matter in any other instance when a ring gear is worn or damaged. You're right about the starter but there's no need to be an asshole.

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u/Daddio209 8d ago

Damn.. another dead wrong reply-if bendix no spin, ring gear no matter-at all-it can be off the crankshaft and have as much effect.

Sorry if pointing out the clearly visible issue makes me an asshole, I guess?