So is the crack caused by the starter bumping up against the fuel tank while cranking engine? (movement in drivetrain?) Or is a higher compression engine causing the starter to torque (my term, kinda fishing here) up against the housing thus causing the crack over time? Thanks, Neil. On 12/7/13, Robert Stevens <mtbiker62@gmail.com> wrote: > On Dec 7, 2013, at 11:32 AM, Derek Drew <derekdrew@DEREKMAIL.COM> wrote: > Eventually it took on a dead or dying battery symptom because > the housing was so broken the starter was binding way off 90 degrees > and the engine wouldn't start at all. > > A shop I took it to just replaced the battery, not noticing that made no > difference > at all. Of course, never have returned to that shop. Had the van towed to > another > shop that diagnosed the cracked bellhousing immediately and have used them > periodically since.....and got rid of the TIICO in '05. > > Bob
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