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What does it mean if your new starter is making a grinding noise and creating sparks when the engine is running?
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∙ 18y ago
1st thought is you need shims if the flywheel is hitting the starter. What is the year and model of the vehicle?
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What is a high pitch grinding sound that last for a second is that the coil?
It sounds more like you are hitting the starter again after the engine is running.
Why would the small block engine want to keep running and making grinding noises after igintion is shut off?
Sounds like starter drive is not releasing--perhaps a bad starter solenoid
What happens when you turn the key with the engine on?
You re-engage the starter and you can damage the bendix, or the gear on the starter drive for the engine. It makes a grinding sound and will ruin the starter.
What is the gear grinding sound your starter makes only during the instant the engine fires?
The noise is the teeth on the flywheel grinding on the teeth of the starter. Check to see if the starter is loose, this is the most common cause of that noise.
What would make a grinding noise when starting the engine?
The starter could grind if the bendix is sticking
Will a car run with out the starter in it?
Certainly. Once the engine is running the starter is not needed.
What would cause my 93 dodge dynasty not to start I checked all fuses and relays. All it does is grind.?
If it is the starter that is grinding, the bushings are worn and the starter is "dragging" and not spinning fast enough to get the engine started. Replace the starter, chances are that the armature is damaged due to the dragging (grinding against the inside wall of the starter.
1984 ford bronco 2 starter grinding problems is there a thin plate between the engine and trans?
yes
Can accidentally grinding the starter of a car for a second cause damage?
ok ,you must be on about turning the key with the engine already running ,,once or twice you would get away wit ,as a rule you shouldn't have caused no long term damage
If your starter whines loud while at idle Is it the starter that needs replacing or it is the flywheel?
If the starter is whining while the engine is running at an idle you have a problem with the ignition switch or the starter solenoid is stuck. The starter should not be engaged while the engine is running unless you are holding the key over on the start position.
1988 Ford Taurus the starter wants to keep running?
The starter solenoid is not disengaging once engine is started. Rebuild starter or replace with a new starter.
What would the starter still be engaged after engine is running?
bad starter, or switch, or a short in the wiring. hope it helps. duboff
