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Old 05-21-2022, 06:26 PM   #8
Thealien
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Re: Vortec 5.7 Mystery Sound

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Originally Posted by dmulally View Post
OK looks like I found the problem. The starter motors weren't interchangable but I thought I'd take it out anyway. One of the bolts was 10mm out of position and just spinning when trying to tighten up. I was going to re-tap the thread so went to take the other bolt out and noticed it was a larger size bolt.

A couple of turns of the larger bolt later and part of the block fell off.

Time to start the warranty process I guess. Thanks for the responses, lads.
Who installed the starter originally?
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