[Batman]

I shimmed the starter .015 and it was the same, then .030 and it was too far off the flexplate for good engagement, the problem isn't in the starter, it is the distance between the flexpalte and the starter longitudinally, not vertically. The flexpalte would need to be shimmed away from the crankshaft, not the starter from the block. TCI has admitted it is a common problem with the flexplate.