Classic/Antique Car Repair/1961 Chevy c10 truck

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Expert: - 5/27/2008


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We are trying to replace a started on a 1961 Chevy c10 truck. We can see only 2 bolts but we have been told there are three! We have looked for schematics on the engine and to no luck found one that can show us how to do it! Granted we are beginners but a person should be able to do these simple things!Thanks Maranda

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There are two bolts at the bell housing. The third bolt is at the other end of the starter and it is a bracket that is bolted to the front of the starter and then to the engine block. Sometimes that bolt is not replaced if the starter has been changed.
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All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.

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Automotive tech instructor. Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's. Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated. Auto instructor for the following companies: Fram Autolyte Holly Carter AMF Ford Motor University Of Conn Blue Hills Technical School Sugar River Technical Center Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.

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Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.

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More than I care to remember. Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.

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Moto Award winner. And much more.

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