starter problems

I have '76 f250 that had a 460 swapped in it. It has a 184 tooth FE flywheel and I believe it is a 351m/400 bell housing. Ive tried a starter from a 400 it doesnt seem be close enough to the fly wheel [the starter gear spins over the top of the fly wheel teeth]. im thinking about trying a FE starter. Does a FE starter work on the 400 bell housing for this combo? I could also pull the starter out of my '97 F350 just to try it. Any sugetsions how to get this to work? I dont really want to take it apart and change the fly wheel if possible.

I tried the starter off my '97 460 this afternoon it didn't work....

I may be wrong, but, I believe the FE flywheel is the deal breaker. Maybe someone else will chime in with an idea.

i ran an fe flywheel and a 400m bell in my old truck
it worked fine
but i cant rember what starter i used
i think it was a fe but not 100%
i think i got a few laying around if ya wanna try

Isn't the 460 a 164 tooth wheel?

342g wrote:Isn't the 460 a 164 tooth wheel?

I know the FRPP catalog has a 460 flywheel for a manual transmission, 176 tooth,pn M-6375-Z460.........