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  1. #1
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    What else could it be?

    About a week ago, everytime I started my car (while cold) it would make a horrible grinding sound. I just replaced the starter yesterday & it still does it.

    Any thoughts?

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    Trace down where exactly the grinding noise is coming from and report back.

    I have seen flywheel shields get bent by a blow from a rock or whatever and scrape against the spining flywheel. I also seen engine bolts that came loose shifting the tranny, allowing the flywheel to scrape too.

    Did you put a new starter in, or a used one? The flywheel teeth could be messed up not allowing the bendix to retract.

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    For the life of me, I can't pinpoint where it's coming from.
    As for the starter...w Bosch.

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    Actually I got my neighbor to listen (my hearing is poor). And he said it sounded like the alternator.
    Does that seem right?

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