Chevy 383 starter grinds about 1 out 10 starts

[dan]

Hi
I have a 59 Chevy Brookwood wagon with a 70’s 350 motor stroked & bored to 383. It has a hi torque starter on that came with it when i bought this about 5 years ago. My 59 starts fine 90% of the time but sometimes, about 1 out of 10 times, it just make a grinding noise and doesn’t engage or start.

If I try starting again right away it sometimes does it again and sometimes doesn’t. If I wait or try a third time it usually starts without the grinding.

Do you think this a shimming problem or old starter problem? Is there a way I can diagnosis this?
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THX
Dan

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[Andrew Webb]

It sounds like the starter is not throwing the staring gear all the way into the flywheel. Sounds like its most likely a starter issue.

[Ryan Wofford]

[quote=”andrewwebb58″ post=126859]It sounds like the starter is not throwing the staring gear all the way into the flywheel. Sounds like its most likely a starter issue.[/quote]

I agree, you might also have a broken tooth in your flywheel, chances are slim but there is a chance of that happening

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