| Subject: | Starter |
| Question: | I have a 91 Mighty
Max pick up. That was given to me. The problem is you take the starter
off and it works fine. Put the starter on the truck. The starter does
not engage. All you get is the solenoid to click. I changed the battery
with no help. Any ideas? |
| Answer: | Joe, If I understand you correctly, you removed the starter from your truck, you hooked the starter up to a battery, and it engages. But when you install the starter back into the truck, the starter will not turn. I hope I got that right. There could be a couple possible problems. One, your flywheel may
be stuck. If that flywheel is stuck and won't turn, you most likely
will not hear the starter crank over either. Two, your starter may
be too weak to handle the load to turn the flywheel to start the
engine. In that case, your starter can still appear to be working
when no load is applied to it when detached from the car. Or third,
your battery is too weak turn the starter over when a load is applied
to it. Make sure the battery is fully charged. I hope that gives
you some clues. |