08-04-2019, 10:09 AM
A loose flywheel will be noisy, and so long as it's not very loose the noise will disappear when you press the clutch pedal. I wonder if it's something more serious like the front main lip broken up, allowing major end float on the crank. I don't have any thoughts on the starting problem, other than possibly deteriorating condenser or coil which can both be difficult to diagnose unless they fail completely; substitution by known good components is probably the best way of finding out.
Robert Leigh
Robert Leigh