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Like Jimmy, I too am having starter trouble. When the delco factory style unit failed about 3 months ago, I replaced it with a gm rebuilt unit. This one dragged and sounded weak from day one. I put up with it until about a month ago and decided to replace it with a gm hi-perf mini starter. Paid $200 for it and it worked strongly (sounds like a Chrysler) but would grind every other crank, just as the key would be released from the start position. No shimming helped, so I went back to a rebuilt original delco unit. This one was strong but again grinds at the end of the crank cycle. Doesn't really grind during the starting, only when the key is released. It would seem that the drive gear doesn't pull back in time. No amount of shimming has solved the problem. Flywheel appears to be ok. I am at a loss as to why 2 styles of starters are doing this, the original one didn't and had no shims at all. Wish it hadn't gone bad.
Any ideas? Anyone wanna buy a perf starter? I really didn't care for the Chrsyler sound anyway, it just didn't sound "chevrolet" if you know what I mean.
Any ideas? Anyone wanna buy a perf starter? I really didn't care for the Chrsyler sound anyway, it just didn't sound "chevrolet" if you know what I mean.