Thread: Starter binding

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Originally Posted by ceh383

This might help with the shims...

If you are getting smoke from a battery terminal, check your connections. They may not be tight or be corroded.

Thanks for the link Chuck. I can't get the gear out of the starter manually b/c I can't get to it, so measuring by the armature shaft should definitely help.

Speedy- As of now I have NO shims on the starter. And there is no loud slamming noise at all. Just a loud click, then nothing-- but smoke from the negative cable if the ingnition is held in the "start" position.

I swapped the old, seized Pontiac 301 for a remanufactured '84 GMC truck 350cui engine in this Firebird. Damned if I know exactly what I'm doing