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    Broke another flexplate, what am I missing?

    Wasn’t me! To be honest, it looks like jb weld and A LOTTT OF IT. I’m wondering if this is an issue. Drivers side is fine, I was about to call it because I was cold and saw the mess on the passenger side... I am more worried about the alignment pin hole that was drilled in... my guess is that...
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    Broke another flexplate, what am I missing?

    Alright friends... I may have a WHACKED bell housing. I will share ALL of what I found, but I am specifically concerned about my bell housing... check this out fellas... Considering my alignment pin is in the realm of this shotty work, I really hope someone didn’t break the whole corner off and...
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    Broke another flexplate, what am I missing?

    You sound like you could be my long lost best friend lol. Love the truck brother.
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    Broke another flexplate, what am I missing?

    Initial inspection. Torque converter free spins in the crank hub, no block cracks by the starter. Trans pump seal is shot, and have pryed forward on the crank pretty hard, then pryed back with no ‘visible’ endpay. Keep in mind I know we are talking thousands of an inch for spec, but all I am...
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    Broke another flexplate, what am I missing?

    Going to check the things that you mentioned right now. I’m not sure I want to know how bad the answers are....
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    Broke another flexplate, what am I missing?

    Good stuff. I really have no issues with this old rig. Starter doesn’t have any issues at all. As for the crank in the motor, I have no idea. Pretty sure it’s just a new motor. I have no doubts because the inside is stupid clean and there are date marks on the back of the block behind the...
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    Broke another flexplate, what am I missing?

    Ha! Yeah I will not enter the Jeep game, no way! I like these old trucks. I use it all the time, great pieces of equipment to say the least. I am not sure what my game plan is. I need to find a place and a time to do said swap. It’s quite cold out. Right now I will probably just begin...
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    Broke another flexplate, what am I missing?

    No worries haha, you are helping me no need to apologize. I considered having it rebuilt... just analyzing opportunity cost, it’s not a high dollar truck by any means. Would really hate to spend a bunch of money, yet I really don’t want to do any of this again so it may be worth it. As far as...
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    Broke another flexplate, what am I missing?

    This truck just has the TH350 in it.
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    Broke another flexplate, what am I missing?

    The trans I have no idea. Motor and rear gears have 24k and change. Trans has some leaks so it doesn’t seem to be freshened up anytime recently, but it has a pretty fierce shift kit in it so I know someone has been in it. May be time for a pump. Looks like this is getting more and more fun... lol.
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    Broke another flexplate, what am I missing?

    I’m hoping it’s a pump bushing too..
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    Broke another flexplate, what am I missing?

    Drivers side dipstick, 8” dia. dampener. Previous owner said it was a 350, I’m not sure why it wouldn’t be. I don’t have any pictures of the dampener, just of the motor.
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    Broke another flexplate, what am I missing?

    Should be a 350, but I haven’t run the numbers to be honest. Motor has less than 25,000 miles on it, really doubting it is crankshaft end play, but who the heck knows. I ran it without the flex plate dust cover and didn’t notice any wobble. It’s also very noisy, so I got a quick look and then...
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    Broke another flexplate, what am I missing?

    We will see. I’m tempted to put a transmission pump in while I’m there. The transmission has been gone though at some point, I imagine the pump is okay, but you never know. I’m looking into flexplates and a lower stall converter. All the 2,700 stall made me want to do is keep my foot in it...
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    Broke another flexplate, what am I missing?

    Very possible. The truck was in a warm garage and I’ve never heard this noise ever before, but anything is possible.
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    Broke another flexplate, what am I missing?

    Tell you what guys, you all are awesome. Thank you so much! I WILL be buying a dial indicator, but I have a theory... coincidence? Maybe? But I need to lay the cards on the table. The truck had been sitting for a few weeks so I had decided to fire it up and run some errands in it (Saturday...
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    Broke another flexplate, what am I missing?

    Good to know. Just curious, what are the torque specs on a flexplate? Just saw an internet spec saying 60 foot pounds (not sure if that is correct or not..), if this is correct, mine are way over tightened...
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    Longbed Inspiration needed

    I still have the stock wheels, if I load it down I can always swap the 235’s on. I like the set up with the 16’s though, It rubs only a smidge. Cant say I dislike the 15’s, but they don’t look bad.
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    Broke another flexplate, what am I missing?

    See that was my first assumption too... But I have to correct myself, looks like I did purchase an SFI flexplate... I didn’t remember seeing that, but this is the one that I bought. Not sure if $53 is too cheap for a flexplate or if that is a pretty good quality...
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    Broke another flexplate, what am I missing?

    Hey guys, need some advice. I bought my truck with a broken flexplate so shortly after buying it, I put a new one in with the assistance of a trans tech friend to make sure that it was done right. I went ahead and put a new converter in since it was going to be separated anyways, and had no...
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    Which wire do I need to tap into?

    I may have figured it out? I am not sure what a stock neutral safety switch buckle/connector is supposed to look like on the bottom side (the yellow and purple wire connector), but mine appears to have some type of plastic cap which I’m assuming it is covering a bridge wire from the yellow to...
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    Headlight issues

    I had a grounding issue on my drivers side headlight, the wires wire bent too harshly so I took the strain out of them and it seemed to fix it. Occasionally I would have to re-adjust the grounds if the light went dim again.
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    Which wire do I need to tap into?

    I love wire nests.. this is a mess. I do thank you all for your help, I greatly appreciate it. That red wire that you mention, runs behind the fuse box.
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    Which wire do I need to tap into?

    [Heck yeah, thank you!!! So what the heck is the idea behind this?? And do I dare tap into it with a switch? You were correct, both of these wires flash my tester while starting the truck. I’ll plug it in and go from there. Thank you. I was thinking that you were looking at something else...
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    Which wire do I need to tap into?

    This may be a different column, there is nothing pure to this truck. The chassis is a heavy half which coordinates with the vin tag with stock rivets on the cab... other than that this thing is a Frankenstein truck. So since there is no neutral safety, any ideas on this kill switch? Lol...

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