Easy way to replace starter on 97 blazer s10

The positive doesn't even need to be disconnected. That should be the 'negative' terminal that you disconnect first, not the 'positive' one. The negative terminal is safe to accidentally ground your tool, but if you ground your tool disconnecting the positive terminal you can damage your battery, tool, or even injure yourself.

Now to get the starter out; Use jack stands to hold up your S10 front end, remove the right side motor mount bolt (the horizontal one), then use wood blocks and your jack to lift up off the bottom of the transmission. Look at the motor mount from above and you will see that it has been raised two inches or more, give the transmission maximum lift without lifting the vehicle off of the jack stands.

Be careful to not upset you vehicle! Push on either side and the front or rear to make sure that it's secure before crawling underneath.

Have a light source ready. From underneath, lift the end of the starter up and away from the oil pan, the other end should come out the of the bell housing. Now for the tricky part, either end can come out but it comes out like puzzle piece, if you take out the motor end first start out vertical until it stops then move until it's closer to horizontal. It's very tight but it will come out.

Installing I could not just reverse my instructions so I put the driver side in first and it just plopped right in. There was no skill in getting it out or putting it back in, just luck, it's that tight.

Hook up your terminals on the starter with the solenoid oriented to the bottom, rotate to proper orientation then place in the bell housing. Start your two vertical bolts, and now you're on easy street.

My opinion of this design is low. It's a lot of work to change the starter on this unit. Good luck to anyone reading this!

I had to take motor mount loose on that side & lift motor away from mount to get room to remove starter

nope,remove bracket and use a scissor jack/block to raise engine.....or a hoist. (the people who design these cars dont work on them so why should they make it easy.....)

Open hood.
Disconnect negative (-) batter cable
Locate the starter (under vehicle).
Remove electrical connections. (be sure to remember/take a picture/ make a drawing/ or mark which wires go to what posts)
Remove mounting bolts.
Remove starter, replace with new starter
Install mounting bolts
Install electrical connections

you take the exhaust off, u don't have to remove the trans for any starter replacement on any S10

Well, obviously someone didn't tell you the truth because spraying into intake doesn't make the vehicle turn over any better. You have ignition or fuel delivery problem. Start by taking fuel line off at intake and crank engine a couple times catching any gas in a cup or something. If none, then trace fuel line back and under vehicle til you find filter. Should be under driverside midway back on inside of frame. Change this and try test again. If no gas, see if fuel pump is on motor(mechanical pump). Change this and test again. If not on motor then it's in gas tank(electric pump). Most cases the tank has to be lowered to take out pump, careful not to drop, dent or make sparks. Some came with access through the floor so check that first. Normally you can hear an electric pump come on when you turn the key. Good Luck

bad throttle body or injector,

take it to the shop

2 choises remove motor mounts to lower front of motor to remove from top or lower trans from mount to remove from bottom

no should be same engine. check your engine mounts and tranny mount. how bad a vibration? sometimes after installing engine the trans gets shifted around and if mount was worn it will allow it to hit crossmeber and vibrate.