Originally posted by skiller1234:
k- but if it was a starter issue then why does it make the noise right AFTER it starts. Again - it turns over fine. Scraping noise happens for like 2 seconds after car has started to run?
Could it be the starter motor spinning down AFTER you release the key? It may be the starter bearings making noise. There's so much other racket going on in there during cranking that bearing noise may be masked until the engine starts.
The original problem you mentioned about not starting was porbably the IAC sticking closed after the engine sat for a while. One test of that would be to press slightly on the accell pedal during cranking to see if it would've started then. I had a '94 Bronco that had a sticking IAC when it sat overnight with the attendant "no start" problem. Cleaning it fixed it right up.
Last edited by KurtD; 07/15/05 02:33 PM.
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