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Sent to Car Experts September 15, 2005 12:03 p.m.

I have a 1988 G-20 van with a 5.7l engine. The starter will grind a couple of times before it engages in the flywheel. I replaced the flywheel when I replaced the transmiision. They told me that it had a 6 cylinder flywheel. The replacement was the same size as the orginal and ground also. Teeth on flywheel looks good. Any ideas to solve grinding?

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September 15, 2005 1:01 p.m. (58 minutes and 0 seconds later)

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How about the starter? You didn't mention changing that. The damage to the flywheel is the result of a bad starter. You need to replace both.

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Sent September 15, 2005 2:32 p.m. (1 hour and 31 minutes later)

This is the third starter and they all have done it. I just wait until the starter is no good and then replace it. By bad, I mean the solenoid won't work.

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September 15, 2005 3:07 p.m. (35 minutes and 2 seconds later)

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Maybe it's the quality of the starters you are buying. The quality can really vary from one to another. The starter and flywheel really should be changed together. A bad starter will ruin a flywheel and a bad flywheel will ruin another starter.

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