Good evening, I have been messing around with my 1953 Mercury since thanksgiving. I had taken the whole powertrain out and did an engine rebuild, and a light rebuild on my Mercomatic Transmission. I have gotten to the point where I want to start the car for the first time since purchasing it over 2 and a half years ago and I am having issues with the Starter and or the torque converter ring gear meshing. I go to start the car, and it grinds and clicks horribly. I see the fan and accessories move but it is not happy. I took the starter out and swapped to the original style Bendix and it is doing the same thing. The starter and original Bendix came in the car, and I was able to turn the car over before the rebuild with these parts. I did have the starter rebuilt while waiting for the engine rebuild process and the gentleman who did it does not recall what all he changed. It is the same starter plate, starter, transmission, Torque converter, and Bendix and I am still having issues. Any help or guidance would be appreciated.
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