> roots to wings Wrote:
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> A guy on another forum had the exact same sound and he ended up having
> to replace the clutch bell and starter plate as the play was causing the
> metallic sounding rattle off throttle after a year of searching. He
> actually sent me a video of the bad bell and starter plate showing how
> it rattled. So at this point when I pull it apart I am looking at crank
> bushing, clutch bell, clutch bell gear, starter plate. I'd hate to
> replace the clutch assembly and crank, especially when I just snoozed on
> an e50 motor for $100.
You snoozed on 40 year old used e50 motor that most likely needs the same thing yours needs (a Rebuild)