Young Ed

Factory under hood locations are a special headbolt that is taped for a bolt or one of the generator mount bolts.

Update: about a minute after I posted that wifey got a call and the dog has gone home. They are new to the neighborhood and apparently she tunneled under the fence and had a couple hour adventure.

I didn't notice any but now that you say that Im wishing I'd looked a little better

We had a fire tonight too. Roasted hotdogs and the kids had smores. Then the real adventure began when a lose dog wandered into the yard. So far unsuccessful in finding the owner.

I still have a paying account which I've had for many years. If someone had a similar service is likely switch as their site has been very troublesome for about the last year

Project is done. One last final annoyance- the upper bolt went in easy as can be but then the bottom stud wouldn't tighten- the threads were pulling out of the aluminum bell housing! So had to tap what was left and converted to a bolt that went completely through. Car is back together and running!

For better or worse the starter is going back in. Cleaned regreased and bench tested ok.

This has a rebuild sticker on it from Napa power premium dated Nov of 16 so I can't imagine this stater has many miles on it. So cleaning and reassembling is my thought too. Pulled it apart and that stuff is everywhere! From what I can also tell this is a newer starter as the solenoid is gasketed.

Is there anything that's supposed to be inside there that would produce this nastiness?

Not sure where it started but I haven't disassembled anything beyond removal from the car. It's coming out of the gear area

The 64 wagon developed a rough idle and off idle stumble last weekend. So yesterday I decided before I started digging into that I should replace the broken battery cable. Just in case it's some odd voltage issue from the broken cable. Next thing you know my starter is on the bench with a messed up cable stud and brown soggy looking sawdust stuff coming out of it! I think I got the threads on the stud fixed but no idea where that brown gunk came from or how it got in there!

I bought a device that turns my dewalt cordless drill batteries into portable usb batteries. Works great if you happen to have a 20v dewalt drill

I was referring to the confusion about a 37 dodge 1/2 ton with a long 6

I believe prior to the redesign in 39 the dodge trucks of all sizes were using the longer 6.

Check out my friends /6. Fast forward to the 5min area if you want to skip right to the track.