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Originally Posted by aardvarkash10
Highly unlikely the wire has fallen off. However, if you can see the starter motor (not sure of layout on that engine), try this:
- With the vehicle in neutral or park, have someone hold the key in the start position.
- Assuming the engine is not cranking, rap the starter motor itself with a hammer (via a drift or similar if you cant reach it easily).
- If the starter springs into life, you have identified the problem - worn out brushes in the starter motor itself.
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Not necessarily. In this scenario the problem could just as easily be a sticking solenoid.
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Originally Posted by Laird Scooby
Quick way to check for that is a jump lead fromthe bellhousing as near to the starter as possible to the battery -ve terminal.  |
..... or voltage test between the starter motor body and vehicle chassis/battery negative during cranking.
There'll be an over spec voltage drop reading if the earth strap is defective.