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Yeah, I guess getting old beats the alternative.


I had another little scare this week.  I was sitting down, going through the stack of receipts I have for parts for  this car, and I ran across when I bought the flex plate, it was right after I bought the crate motor about 5 years ago.


When I looked at the receipt, it showed a flex plate for a 1985 and older 350 Chevy motor, and when I went to the Jegs website (that is who I bought the crate 350 from) it showed that this motor takes a 1986 and newer flex plate.  All night I wondered if I had installed the wrong balance flex plate on the engine.   The engine seems to run smoothly, so I wasn't sure what was what.


So, yesterday I called Jegs and the very helpful tech guy there pulled up my original purchase and informed me that the engine I bought uses a  two piece rear seal and the earlier flex plate.   The latest ones they sell now do use a one piece seal and a newer version flex plate, but what I have is correct.


Whew !!!!!! Dodged the bullet on that one !   The guy at Jegs said that first of all, the wrong flex plate would not bolt on and secondly, it would shake like mad as it is balanced differently.   I was envisioning having top pull the engine and all that it would entail, but that will not have to happen now.


I think I am going to name this car Christine, it seems to be a little possessed sometimes !


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