350 starter grinding

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Rich None - 31 May 2004 13:08 GMT

i have a 1975 350 in my 1987 camaro. my problem is when the battery if
fully charged it starts great. But i havd to go buy a belt for it
becouse mine is too big, so it drained the battery. when the battery
does not have full power te starter grinds on the flywheel. i have had
everyone stumped on this becouse they said it should not matter if its
fully charged or not it should not grind. i have tried starter shims and
it did not work. the only thing i could come up with is a bent flywheel,
whitch that would suck becouse i just got the car together, and this is
its first time being started. thanks alot for any help rich

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Charles Bendig - 31 May 2004 18:48 GMT

> i have a 1975 350 in my 1987 camaro. my problem is when the battery if
> fully charged it starts great. But i havd to go buy a belt for it
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> whitch that would suck becouse i just got the car together, and this is
> its first time being started. thanks alot for any help rich

If it is grinding only at low voltage, the bendix unit is notpushing out
untill after the starter motor is spining. Meaning the gear is hitting the
flywheel already spinning.

This could be the result of a soliniod that is defective, or overly
stiff, a stiff, or bad bendix pin. Try another starter.
Charles

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