Just finished my engine swap and went to start it up and the starter just grinds. It catches the flywheel moves it about 6 teeth and then it grinds and catches again. It is the same starter and flywheel off my old engine. The only difference with the two is the block is out of a vette at least thats what im told. Its a four bolt lt1 block. Any ideas i was guessing it just wasnt in all the way but im not sure how it couldnt have been. The teeth on the starter a ground down from me trying to start it and pulling it off and redoing it so i have a new starter. Ideas before i fry this one? another thing that shouldnt matter is the starter bolts disapeared and i had to buy replacements they are not the exact same but it doesnt look like there is any movement.

 

new starter in new starter bolts and still clicks and doesnt turn over any help?

 

So it clicks or grinds? Clicking indicates a low battery.

 

now its clicking but the flywheel is rotating a little an the battery starts other cars still a low battery?

 

The battery may have enough amps to turn over a 4 banger but not a V8.

 

With the bottom cover off the bellhousing check to see if the starter gear is coming out far enough the engage flywheel or if the teeth are too far away from it. Are there any shims between starter and block? If there are, try removing them.

 

no shims im charging the battery but not looking promising the teeth are set in the flywheel and are makeing contact no slipping any more just not spinning the flywheel over enough to start it maybe a quarter of a turn on the flywheel is all im getting

 

the vette starter is the same as a z28 or a ta starter right??? or am i missing something when i got up high volts it went back to grinding

 

shims and more shims still no luck turns about a dozen teeth and then locks up and grinds ? any body else

 

does the engine turn over ok by hand?

 

yes with heads on and plugs inhave to use a ratchet but it turns little more info its a lt4 block i think but lt1 flywheel now i triedthe lt4starter but it did nothing any other ideas

 

just checked voltage on both ends battery and starter and getting right at 12 volts and nothing the lt4starter just clicks thelt1 starter turns it over a little but not enough to start it then it catches and grinds

 

It started and rand last night. It ended up being a wiring issue. Sounds great cant wait till it gets broke in so i can see how it really runs.

 

TransAmGT94; I am having the exact same problem and i was wondering if you could tell me what the exact "wiring" issue was. Your help will be greatly appreciated.

 

He ended up needing a starter for a 96 Vette. The stock starter wasn't meshing correctly and seizing up.

Jason