Q: knocking before wanting to start
My car sat for this last winter and developed a starting problem. It started knocking before wanting to turn over and run. The sound is coming from the transmission/ starter area. Eventually I had to get a new battery. It still made the noise though. I removed the starter, had it bench tested, and replaced the solenoid. After putting it back on its still making the noise and not wanting to start right. While removing the starter I did pull my tranny out to fix a clutch problem. Inspected the flywheel and got a second and third opinion as well. The flywheel was in good shape minus three or so teeth that had been nicked. What could be causing this knocking/ grinding?
My car has a manual transmission.
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