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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