Grinding when engaging starter to flywheel

Asked by Handyhoney69 Dec 10, 2019 at 06:39 PM about the 1978 Chevrolet C/K 10 Scottsdale

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

When turning over my truck new
starter grinds as it catches
flywheel as if the car were already
started type sound occasionally it
will catch properly and start after
several tries, what's causing this?
spark plugs that are too long
cause a problem like that?

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