Starter spins but solenoid does not engage, both tested ok on tester.

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Had been running, turned off one day then next day tried to start, starter did engage(turn) but the solenoid did not advance the gear to engage the flywheel. Pulled starter and had the entire assembly checked, came out OK. Changed the starter relay, still same problem. Battery is only 3Mo old and fully charged.

santoscardenas in Houston TX

Mar 26, 2015

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Starter spins but solenoid does not engage, both tested ok on tester.

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santoscardenas in Houston TX

Mar 26, 2015

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Joe Mexon Mar 26, 2015

Get a new starter, the same thing happened to me I got the starter tested and it's was ok, but when I put back on the car it won't start, so I put a new starter on and it's starts just fine. I hopes this helps.

santoscardenason Mar 27, 2015

That was might first option until I saw it tested, I would like to see if there are other things that I could test before spending money on a new starter then find out that something else is the problem. I believe in starting cheap and work up to the expensive.

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