lvmymopar
Well-Known Member
Hi, I have a 66 Coronet 440 with a 440 big block. I need to get opinions on what to do. When I first start my car in the mornings or after a few days it makes a metal rattling noise from the starter. It does it for maybe 1 minute and then goes away. And then everytime you start it after that for that day it does not do it. It starts normal and quiet. It started doing this a couple of months ago. I don't drive it much now that it is winter. I have gotten a few opinions that it is probably the bendix sticking? Maybe it needs shimmed up? The starter was replaced about a year ago. But it sits inside the headers and gets a lot of heat there. And I was told that it is fine until it starts doing it all the time? I am afraid it will harm the flywheel but was told no it won't. And that was told to me by a couple of mechanics. So I need some opinions from everyone. Could it be something else? I am ready to have the starter replaced now so I dont harm the flywheel. Who is right, me or them.