new motor, lots of grind but not turning over
04-21-2010, 12:41 PM
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new motor, lots of grind but not turning over
Its a brand new motor with everything except the slave cylinder that's installed and I get grinding from the starter on the flywheel. The belt doesn't turn much at all. Any suggestions are appreciated.
The car is on secured on a lift.
The edited: The motor grinds a lot but doesnt turn over. I'm unfamiliar of this type of starter, do I add washers to shim the starter? All parts are brand new, and the motor is professionally assemblied. Do I need to install the slave cylinder to start the car?
The car is on secured on a lift.
The edited: The motor grinds a lot but doesnt turn over. I'm unfamiliar of this type of starter, do I add washers to shim the starter? All parts are brand new, and the motor is professionally assemblied. Do I need to install the slave cylinder to start the car?
Last edited by gillta95; 04-22-2010 at 05:55 PM.
04-21-2010, 04:11 PM
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Possibilities include wrong starter/flywheel combo, starter needs shimmed, or flywheel just sheered some teeth off and you got a dead spot that will no longer turn the motor. Also check to see that you didn't sheer the teeth off the starter..
04-22-2010, 05:52 PM
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Im using a stock starter with a spec flywheel, both brand new. I dont think the motors locked up, since its brand new.
Thinking its the starter connection, I'll check.
Thinking its the starter connection, I'll check.
Last edited by gillta95; 04-22-2010 at 06:11 PM.
04-22-2010, 05:57 PM
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is it a new starter and a new flywheel
do you have the starter shimmed correctly
have you tried to turn the motor over by hand - to make sure it turns and also to try to get the starter to engage in a different spot
if you keep grinding it you will waste your new flywheel, if you havent already
do you have the starter shimmed correctly
have you tried to turn the motor over by hand - to make sure it turns and also to try to get the starter to engage in a different spot
if you keep grinding it you will waste your new flywheel, if you havent already
04-26-2010, 11:38 PM
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The starter has 3 connections: battery on the bottom, theft relay on the left, and a connection between the starter. However I have another extremely thin black wire, does anyone know where it goes?
I removed this black wire from the starter and assuming its a ground. The motor did turn over but not fire. Then everything electrical turned off, interier lights to tailights powered off. I tried turning the key off and on, but no luck. I dismantled and reinstalled the battery and the electrical came back.
The flywheel nor starter have damage. The battery is brand new and been checking the voltage.
I removed this black wire from the starter and assuming its a ground. The motor did turn over but not fire. Then everything electrical turned off, interier lights to tailights powered off. I tried turning the key off and on, but no luck. I dismantled and reinstalled the battery and the electrical came back.
The flywheel nor starter have damage. The battery is brand new and been checking the voltage.
04-27-2010, 05:31 AM
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The starter has 3 connections: battery on the bottom, theft relay on the left, and a connection between the starter. However I have another extremely thin black wire, does anyone know where it goes?
I removed this black wire from the starter and assuming its a ground. The motor did turn over but not fire. Then everything electrical turned off, interier lights to tailights powered off. I tried turning the key off and on, but no luck. I dismantled and reinstalled the battery and the electrical came back.
The flywheel nor starter have damage. The battery is brand new and been checking the voltage.
I removed this black wire from the starter and assuming its a ground. The motor did turn over but not fire. Then everything electrical turned off, interier lights to tailights powered off. I tried turning the key off and on, but no luck. I dismantled and reinstalled the battery and the electrical came back.
The flywheel nor starter have damage. The battery is brand new and been checking the voltage.
Problem with using the term "not turning over" is that to some people that means the starter won't crank the engine, and to others it means the starter will crank the engine, but the engine won't start.
04-27-2010, 04:27 PM
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The flywheel and starter do not have damage. The starter cranks the engine but won't start. Then the electrical system deads, thing from the radio to the console does not have power. Wondering if its does not have something to do with the alarm system? Could the car have an alarm system thats killing the power?
