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Tech Talk => Engine Mechanical / Electrical => Topic started by: 1LT_ARMY on March 24, 2023, 12:31:46 PM

Title: 455 olds starter clicks but wont spin?
Post by: 1LT_ARMY on March 24, 2023, 12:31:46 PM
Got a full battery, actually i tried 2 batteries, brand new fully charged. So it aint the batteries. I pulled all the plugs out, spun her by hand, no issues. Checked all connections to the starter. Everything seems fine. Only 2 wires, one to the starter from the battery and the other to the key ignition up front.

She'll click when i turn the key.....but nothing. Just click! Click! Click! From the stater.

Ran fine before i left the drain plug in on accident and she filled with water from all this rain the last few weeks.

Dried out just fine. I dont think its water related tho. And the motor aint locked up.

Anyone have any input?

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Title: Re: 455 olds starter clicks but wont spin?
Post by: Roadrunner on March 24, 2023, 03:34:29 PM
Take a screwdriver and jump the solenoid on the starter. The contacts inside the solenoid can corrode or simply wear out. If that doesn?t work, this is barbaric, I know, while the key is being turned to start tap the starter with a dead blow hammer. Sometimes the starter gets stuck in between the magnets. In my experience, if all parts are good, it?s a weak ground. Ground the motor and the starter with two different cables and make sure all of the contacts are clean.


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