mylin asked this question on 5/28/2000:

hi charlie ihave a 1985 grew with a 230 hp mercruiser its a 305 chev and i cant get the starter off ive founnd two boltsat the front and one on a bracket is there anymore

cetaylor gave this response on 5/30/2000:

There should not be any more. Most starters only have three bolts, while some only have 2 bolts. All the GMC starters that I am familiar with only have three bolts. You might want to try taking the bolts out, disconnecting the spark plug wires and turning the key momentarily. This will turn the starter and perhaps, loosen it up. Be very careful however, to just tap the key. Any more might damage the flywheel. I would suspect that the bendix is stuck and is jammed in the flywheel. This procedure will generally free it up. Good luck, Charlie........