Starter Problems
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2nd Gear
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Starter Problems
89 l98 manual vette. Had a leaky head gasket so after getting all that fixed and put back tried to start the car and the starter wouldn’t do anything. got a new one from oreillys and put it in. the starter spins but doesn’t engage. went and got it tested and it worked perfect, engaged and everything. starter engagement relay is good and all the teeth on the flywheel look good. currently thinking that it is possibly a bad ground or something but not sure... any ideas?
Last edited by hannjonez; Apr 22, 2020 at 07:52 PM.
Melting Slicks
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From: Lunenburg MA
Maybe it's not shimmed correctly and binding. Did you check for the 1/8" clearance? Are you sure it's spinning and not just pushing the gear out? The solenoid pushes the gear out and sends power to the starter motor. If it's shimmed correctly and spinning, it seems like a bad solenoid to me. It gets ground from the block.
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2nd Gear
Joined: Apr 2020
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Maybe it's not shimmed correctly and binding. Did you check for the 1/8" clearance? Are you sure it's spinning and not just pushing the gear out? The solenoid pushes the gear out and sends power to the starter motor. If it's shimmed correctly and spinning, it seems like a bad solenoid to me. It gets ground from the block.
Safety Car
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