I don't think the starter is staying engaged. The noise I'm hearing here at idle I'm thinking may be related to the ticking I hear when the rpms are help under 2k. Hard to say though. I'm gonna just have to drop the pan and see what story that tells. While I'm at it I can check the flexate/trans area. Damn this makes me mad. The fact it seems worse when it's warm makes me think maybe even bearing related. Idk. Frustrating to say the least