Ok I am not sure which flywheel I used, my old mechanic did it and I wouldn't put it past him to put a freaking vw flywheel on there considering the starter never sounded good ever since the swap. When I redid the heads It still had the original stater on there and it didnt even want to turn, unless I took the spark plugs out. I tried many many times to start it and eventually burnt out the starter and started my lovely autozone starter swapping program. ANyway I would love to get a really good brand starter so let me know where to get the best one??? Here is some pictures of the flywheel & starter when I replaces the clutch:

http://pictures.sunthief.com/?page=...s/Isuzu_Trooper/parts/Clutch_Replacement

How can I tell what flywheel is on there? WHen I asked for the ring gear they ended up having to get a ring gear off an isuzu car, but it was in canada so who knows what system there computers use. I tried startering the car with the tranny out just to see why it spins and the gear pops out and trys to mesh with the flywheel and either spins the flywheel a little but eventually gets to a point where the teeth were wore down a little more then the rest and couldnt touch anymore. So its like the ring gear teath were wore down differently around the ring and was impossable to properly shim for that. either its too close or its too fare away depending on where the starter was around the ring. Very annoying. I dont know if its doing the same thing now but If I use 2 shims, the starter spins but not the engine and if I use one shim is just wont spin every time, like its too close and binding up. Let me know a good place to buy the BEST starter and I will get it cuz I am definitly sick of this. Is there anyway to make sure the starter is shimmed correctly when the tranny is in??? I dont see how it could be possable to put that rod in the teeth when the starter is in the way???? THanks for all the advice guys, I like the way your comming up with new ideas!