starter not fitting jeff johnson's oil pan

got a 2 peice jeff johnsons aluminum pan for my bbc;;just put on engine and my starter won't fit[motor part hits pan;;starter is a powermaster permanent magnet delco starter[part #pwm-9200 in jegs catalog]what starter am i going have to get to work with this pan?

 

I kicked the pan in where the starter hits on my last pan. Didnt take that long to fab it up

 

hopeing can get by without fab it..i don't have a tig to do it with and closes tig welder to me is 25 miles away

 

Get out the rubber hammer then. Don't go too crazy with it or it will crack

 

Jeff usually asks what starter you will be using to make room for it when he fabs the pan. I have a Powermaster XS tourque that fits fine... There is heaps of room on my pan for a bigger starter though

Cheers Pete

 

he built me 2 pans nither one would work i took a sawzal to it did it my self sucks when u pay good money for something and it dont fit!!!!

 

I have run a Jeff Johnson pan for 8 years now, fits perfect. Just ordered a new pan and it fit as well. He does custom build around what ever starter you tell him your going to use. I did have to re-index the starter to work with the first pan but that was because of tight frame rails not his pan.

Steve

 

just talked to person i got pan from[used]he informed me he was able to use a MSD mini starter on the pan so guess i'll need to sell my new powermaster hi torq starter and see if can find a good used MSD starter or even one that is bad and send back to MSD and have rebuilt..

 

Might be better to make the cut out in the pan bigger. If your starter dies and you need to borrow one it could leave you without many options.... Also if this is a BBC Chev application make sure the O ring in the top section is sitting on the block properly. I have a Dart Big M and the O ring did not seal properly near the oil filter as it was not 100% on the block rail...

Good luck buddy
Pete

 

Pete;;;got a very good point there..this one must be older pan;;it still uses gasket on top half pan..the removable bottom has a "o" ring;;

 

The best way to avoid fitment issues is to send "your" part. Unless you are told anything will fit, it becomes a nightmare for everyone. At one time batteries were group this or that, now "every" one is different. Unless I have my own mock-up part or template, I tell all my customers I need the parts in hand. Even when I have something "custom" made I always ask "would you like my part ?".
Just saying, it can avoid situations like this.
kurt



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