Would you worry about this?

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RogerRamRod

RogerRamRod

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I don’t know if some Lunkhead used a jackhammer to shove a starter in, or if the starter bolts were loose at some point.
Should I
A. Find someone who can weld cast aluminum
Or
B. Bolt a starter in gudentite and not give it a 2nd thought?
 
Tap pieces back as close as you can, J.B. weld it, dress it up with a die grinder! Not a very highly stressed point, just registers the starter really, just make sure the starter bolts are snugged up.
 
Fixing it right once is usually cheaper than fixing it less than right twice!
 
Your right about that Dana67Dart. I would Heli arc & machine it, if it were mine, but it's not. Not a tough fix at all really. The J.B. Weld thing will work fine though. (J.B. Weld is good stuff though)
 
I have seen the nose of starters break off from bucking against an engine with too much timing in it. Never seen one do this.
 
I had a starter in a Ford V6 grande the nose due to hydrolock from a head gasket leak. Parts wedged between flexplate and block requiring a flexplate replacement.
 
I vote for some jb weld if you need it done cheap, easy and quick... I used some jb weld on my valve cover gaskets, the little baffle retainer screw holes broke. So far I havent had any problems :thumbsup:

If you can find someone to weld them the proper way, that is always the best option though.
 
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