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Shouldn't be any washers at all. The starter bolts had a wide shoulder under the bolt head to act like a washer. I wouldn't add a washer to one since that will put a stress point on the starter housing and lessen the amount the starter bolts protrude into the block. Not by much but maybe just...

You are correct. That is what they call the Bendix gear of the starter. Like Ue413 is saying, when the starter solenoid is activated upon the turning of the ignition switch, it moves that bendix gear forward and it engages the flywheel. It then retracts once the ignition switch is let go and...

I would back up what Royal stated. It could be that the starter gear is jammed up into the flywheel locking the engine up (let's hope). That starter brace doesn't look like it does much, but in these engines it really does. If that's the case, removing and replacing the starter with a brace...