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When you try to start your motor, does the engine turn over at all?
Or do you you just get a grinding noise when you turn over the key?

 

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when i try to start the car, the motor cranks about 5 or 6 times and then a grinding noise. and after the grinding noise it cranks again about 5 or 6 times then just as the car is about to start up the grinding noise comes back into play.

Hmmm, try this.
Remove you valve cover and diconnect the ignition coil from the distributor.
Then while you watch, have some one hold the ignition so you can observe the valve train while the motor is turning over.

I bet you problem is there.

 

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I think you misunderstood me.
I wasn't suggesting that you check the ignition, I meant check the valve train while the motor was being turned over.