SOURCE: trouble starting after clutch/flywheel replacement
if starter does'nt turn over or only sometimes turns over the problem is the bolts that hold starter in there is something covering them (Sealant,Oil,Grease,Paint) the bottom of these bolts must be bare metal to provide A good ground for starter a quick ck of this to confim can be done with a jumper cable one end of cable on battery negative term and other to back cover of starter (scrape paint) do not let it hit starter power wire (red) turnn key if it works correctly you know you have a bad ground
bad engine grounds can also affect dash gauges from providing a believable reading and also electronic engine mgmt controlls
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As indicated the throw out bearing was trash, no bearings left. Just before replacing the bearing,clutch pressure plate and flywheel the truck would turn over good but about 3 out of 5 times starting fluid would have to be used. Nothing else has been done to fix the starting problem and since the clutch replacement it has not failed to start one time and that has been over a weeks time. I was wonderinf if there is something associated with the clutch that kept the engine from starfting. This is a 6 speed manual transmition and the clutch has to be pushed in to get the starter to turn the motor over. It woulde turnover but not crank as mentioned above. Thanks
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