I think the point Dennis was making is that during starting the starter
gear engages with gear teeth that are on the flex plate. If the flex
plate breaks free from the engine then the starter can't really turn the
engine anymore so how is it going to start it?

Mark

Hector Zapata wrote:
> Mine had a broken flex plate, and it does a lot of noise, like a soon to
> die water pump. The engine did run, the torque converter paid the price.
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> Hector
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> On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 10:22 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote:
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>> Broken flex plate you won't get the engine to run.
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