When you turn the key, the starter relay clicks, the starter clicks and engages, but the motor will not turn over. We can turn it over by hand. Replaced starter and battery. Has power to starter (hot wire) and power to ignition wire when the ignition is engaged. Just wont turn over!! Has done this in the past and I thought it was a weak battery. Even with jumpers directly on the starter, it will not turn motor over. Pulled new starter back off, hot wired it and it engaged no problem. Checked fuses and relays all through car and engine compartment. Lost for words!
Hi Mark
Sounds like you are doing all the right things.
We used to Load Test a Starter Motor by putting it in a Large Vice and connecting a known good battery with solid fat jumper leads.
When the solenoid throws the cog forward to engage we would use a 2 by 4 block of wood levered against the cog to try and stop the starter from spinning. The wood burns up under load but it quickly proves the Starter is functioning under load. Without using the engine.
Also you could try removing the spark plugs on the engine to allow the compression to escape. Make sure NO sparks around to ignite any fuel vapor.
The engine should spin over easily like this and you can hear & see if anything is binding up.
Hope this Helps!
Good luck!
Soundsime a bad ground problem. People seem to forget the grounds have to be connected throughout or it doesn't work. That's my guess wo knowing more
Then check the key switch may be defective or the fuse might have blow out...............
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There's only 2 more things that I can think of, check the fuse for the ignition, then the computor itself, you did everything else.It might be the problem and may not.
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Yes they do but I would rather think you have a bad battery cabe connection to the system, sometimes the battery cable corrudes and you can't see it try replacing the cable ends and the connector ends espically if they are by the battery.
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pull starter back off but do not disconnect cables, then try key again, if starter spins use a large standard screwdriver to turn the flywheel through the starter mounting hole,if it doesnt move u have motor trouble
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did you check main fuses under hood, and also check for brunt fusible links,(looks like wire but inside bruns like a fuse).if everything is good then next step is ignition switch. hope this helps.
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