340 Cuda – New Starter would not engage flywheel – SOLVED

I wanted to post up an experience to save others time in the event they replace their starter and find the starter gear not engaging the flywheel.

My starter bendix went out on the 340 Cuda this weekend and no biggie, just ordered another hi torque mini-starter from Oreillys.

installed the starter and while the pinion shot out as expected while key in start mode, it would not engage the flywheel.

I started down a long path of battery, wiring, etc and ran out of idea. I then noticed the...

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Author: Titan1969