According to Douglas Mitchell:
>
> First off, let me say that I checked my Illustrated Parts Breakdown last
> night, and there isn't any parts missing.
>
Good, thanks.
> To clarify my previous answer, I am assuming that Pat is refering to the
> gap on the mounting face of the bell housing, where the flat mounting
> plate and the bell housing are bolted together.
>
Yes.
> If you look closely at the bell, there is a gap of 1/8 to 1/4 inch in the
> area where the starter mounts. The gap in in the bell housing casting, not
> the mounting plate. Look at the casting for the bell housing. There is a step
> in the casting. If the gap is of constant width, then the mounting plate
> is not bent. It is the way the bell is cast. IMHO, it may be a cooling slot
> for the starter, or they put it there to confuse restorers. ;-)
> There is absolutely nothing to worry about.
>
> If the gap widens substantially when the starter is removed, then the
> mounting plate is bent.
>
The gap is unaffected by the starter being bolted on... It is just as you
describe.
> Doug Mitchell - Let's be sure we have defined the same gap.
>
Well, I feel pretty confident now that it is supposed to be there... (or at
least always has been there ;) ).
Thanks for the help,
Pat
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