Originally posted by posthuman63t:
You can take my post at 50%, because I don't know too much about the starters on these cars. But...It could be possible that the starter needs to be shimmed (if we have shimable starters) or...possibly a problem with the flywheel. Again, don't take my post at full weight.

(I'm basing this all on another platform car, don't know if it applies to the duratech or not)

And congrats on getting your 3L going!



Thanks for the reply guy. It does sound like you are on the right track. I kinna thought that for a while as well. I did have my flywheel turned but I think he only took .005" outta it. Then I got to thinking "why did it start the first time fine and now it just grinds"? I also crakned it 4-5 times with no ignition to verify that I had oil pressure. Not a single problem cranking it until I started it.

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