Bringing my Mustang back to life after a few years of not driving it. It has a 28 oz older 302 mated to a V8 WC T5. Used to have an SROD prior to that. Yesterday I had run down my battery playing with idle settings and having it die on me several times. The last time I tried to start it the engine fired but the starter did not disengage and after a few seconds made a hell of a screeching sound until I shut it down. Pulled the starter and it looks perfect (no bendix gear damage) but the flywheel teeth do have some wear but appear to be 90% or more intact. I suspect the starter may be worn out (bad bushings etc. internally) and I'll put in a new one soon. The solenoid has been sticky in the past especially when the battery charge was down somewhat. I'll replace it as well and check all connections. Has anyone else had issues with their starter / solenoid similar to this? Any other suggestions on eliminating future problems? Thanks
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