Originally Posted by MDSCars
A few thoughts on your problem.
1. Always buy the best starter you can afford. I use the Powermaster
that is recommended for Pro Stock/Comp use. I hated to spend
the big bucks, but now my spare starter is a paperweight.
2. Never...never, buy a cheap flexplate.
3. Since you're using a MSD 7AL-3, make sure you have "zero degree" chips in any of the unused retard positions on the box. When I FINALLY
realized I didn't have them in mine, starter problems went away.
Hope this helps...
I wish buying the best starter always worked, I have to pricey Super Tiltons that just down right suck. I buy this "off brand" starter from local guy and it starts awesome. $140.00 out the door for it. The thing he did tell me is take the big name starters apart and take this no name apart you'll see no difference. Been down the road with the good flexplate jw wheel did the samething the TCI cheaper ones did. I agree on the 7al3, the other thing is dont use the start retard on the al3 25 degrees is way to much to pull out.
The starter in this case fixed mine, has been great for a month. I suspected the optima battery to be no good also and I was correct so it got a new Napa Orbital battery this week.
I still do not like the fact that it drags the volts down to 10 when cranking but maybe hooking up the 10 degree starter saver will fix that.