AMEN to that!!
Follow Up Question to your thoughts about marrying the old starter to a new flywheel. When connecting the flywheel of the newly installed motor to the torque converter of the original transmission, do you need to be mindful of which holes of each line up with each other? If so, I did not do that. I just lined up the 3 bolt holes on the flywheel randomly to 3 thread holes on the torque converter and tightened it down... did I miss something in that step and might that be part of the problem? I can move the flywheel with the help of screwdriver when the starter is uninstalled, so it still spins freely with hand power...
Follow Up Question to your thoughts about marrying the old starter to a new flywheel. When connecting the flywheel of the newly installed motor to the torque converter of the original transmission, do you need to be mindful of which holes of each line up with each other? If so, I did not do that. I just lined up the 3 bolt holes on the flywheel randomly to 3 thread holes on the torque converter and tightened it down... did I miss something in that step and might that be part of the problem? I can move the flywheel with the help of screwdriver when the starter is uninstalled, so it still spins freely with hand power...