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Alright. Got another one that keeps that car stuck in my garage

Basically, when I turn the key, the starter will engage for half a
second or so and turn the engine but it pops out and just grinds away
on my flywheel. Most times it won't even engage the flywheel at all,
it just grinds on the flywheel. Here are my specs:

86 Accord
AT, 2bbl 2.0
New starter (actually, this is the second starter I exchanged in hopes
the first new starter was bad)
I switched batteries - not the problem
wiring is tight on the starter
bolts are tight
flywheel is NOT chewed up, plus I turned it by hand in case there was
a bad spot and the problem still occurs

Do I need to shim the starter to get it into a different angle?
Where might the wiring be faulty?

Tom

Sounds to me like your starter is out of alignment!
Check to see if there is any reason why it may tilt or move causing the
teeth to not mesh properly, a bolt may not be right or the base plate may be
bent.

I am aslo assuming you have changed the solinoid with the starter! Should
one exist.

"Tom" <dmccartyfan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Alright. Got another one that keeps that car stuck in my garage
>
> Basically, when I turn the key, the starter will engage for half a
> second or so and turn the engine but it pops out and just grinds away
> on my flywheel. Most times it won't even engage the flywheel at all,
> it just grinds on the flywheel. Here are my specs:
>
> 86 Accord
> AT, 2bbl 2.0
> New starter (actually, this is the second starter I exchanged in hopes
> the first new starter was bad)
> I switched batteries - not the problem
> wiring is tight on the starter
> bolts are tight
> flywheel is NOT chewed up, plus I turned it by hand in case there was
> a bad spot and the problem still occurs
>
> Do I need to shim the starter to get it into a different angle?
> Where might the wiring be faulty?
>
> Tom