Meaning it won't start, makes sense now.

On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 12:41 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:

> 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.
>>
>> 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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