12 volt power No crank no start

[tatertot91]

glad you figured it out

[Smittro]

All right got to work on it Friday, found the problem, The car was playing games, rechecked grounds and starter, all tested good besides the starter, remove took to part store so they could check it and the damn thing worked fine for them, So a little pissed, so rechecked a bunch if little crap, all was good, reinstalled starter and tried to start and it started like nothing was wrong, guess it has a bad spot in the starter and does need a new one. I knew it was the starter i not a idiot when i tested and it didnt work. So all is good at the moment. Thanks for your guys input.

Just throwing this out there. It's prolly not a starter issue. More likely a solenoid issue. The motor itself should last a very long time it only spins for a few seconds. However the contact plate in the solinoid mechanism has to deal with extreme amperage on a regular basis. They sometimes try to weld together and then are ripped apart again over and over. This can create ozidization on the plate giving it the "dead spot" or even warping the plate causing it to make intermittent contact. I'd go solenoid first, it's cheaper and a known factor in rebuilder circles.. I've prolly rebuild 10,000 starters in my life time including working for a rebuild shop a hand full of years ago. I'd say out of all the starters I've done only 20% or so had field coil issues, or armature issues. Occasionally the fields will rub through or a solder joint will break. Most armature damage came from the contact plate welding from over cranking (spinning the starter too long) or the like causing the starter to stay engaged when the engine fired up which caused armatrue overspin and it would fly apart inside taking out everything in its path. Long story short try the noid first....

[zmg00camaross]

They still make rebuild kits? Wonder how much a kit would cost? because if i could purchase a kit and save money then it would be a no brainer.

[Smittro]

They still make rebuild kits? Wonder how much a kit would cost? because if i could purchase a kit and save money then it would be a no brainer.

This may help.. You may just need a solenoid rather than the whole starter rebuilt..
http://www.springhillautoelectric.co...ewCat&catId=96

[zmg00camaross]

Thanks for the link.