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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon
Respect for bump starting old school. Not starting is a separate issue. I dunno. You could just edit the thread title. There are, like, 20 people who get into troubleshooting topics here. All the right folks will see this.
Does the starter motor even click when it quits working? Ever try tapping it? Worn motor brushes show up as dead spots in the motor's arcs of rotation. For a while, tapping the motor can get them to make contact enough to start.
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The starter doesn’t even make a sound. I checked my battery and it reads 12.63 volts. Too a whack at the starter and solenoid and still nothing. I checked the ground bolted to the bell housing and it’s tight. Here are some photos. I saw that the solenoid was a bit scratched up so maybe it’s been banged on in the past. Oriellys will test it tomorrow once I’m home from school. To add, the ABS and Engine lights are on when I turn the key to power the car (not starting) but there are no codes so I’m guessing it’s like that before the car is running. I literally started it this morning after the clutch job, twice, and drove it around. Only when it sat did it not want to turn on. And that’s been the case for the last two months. Sometimes I used to (I know this is stupid but it wassss fun every now and then) rock the car while inside it and occasionally that would get it started. But eventually it stopped working.
I’m wondering, how to I test how much voltage is reaching the starter? Is it the little white wire going to the solenoid plus the ground, or the thick one next to that tiny one that’s bolted on + the ground?