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I'm showing 11.65 volts at the battery. Battery, alternator, starter, cables, and (now) the solenoid have all been replaced in the last couple years.
Go to turn the key, it tries to start, makes that grinding sort of I-think-I-can sound, click. A couple times over the last couple weeks I've walked it to the edge of the garage and roll-started it down the drive way, and it starts fine. The other day it started to make that whirring sound once it started that sounded like the starter gear was stuck in the spinning flywheel. I shut it off, go to tap the starter with a hammer to hopefully release the gear, and the starter moves. A lot. Upon further inspection, the starter bolts are backed about an inch and change out of the bellhousing, letting the starter dangle. Wow. tighten them back up, and now I'm back to the think-I-can sounds with no starting. I changed the solenoid for kicks to no avail. All the cable connections are clean and tight.
Thoughts? Does the car need a minimum of 12 volts to even turn the starter? The stereo and all it's lights, even though it uses little juice, still comes on as normal.
Go to turn the key, it tries to start, makes that grinding sort of I-think-I-can sound, click. A couple times over the last couple weeks I've walked it to the edge of the garage and roll-started it down the drive way, and it starts fine. The other day it started to make that whirring sound once it started that sounded like the starter gear was stuck in the spinning flywheel. I shut it off, go to tap the starter with a hammer to hopefully release the gear, and the starter moves. A lot. Upon further inspection, the starter bolts are backed about an inch and change out of the bellhousing, letting the starter dangle. Wow. tighten them back up, and now I'm back to the think-I-can sounds with no starting. I changed the solenoid for kicks to no avail. All the cable connections are clean and tight.
Thoughts? Does the car need a minimum of 12 volts to even turn the starter? The stereo and all it's lights, even though it uses little juice, still comes on as normal.