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  • patgizz

    Aug. 22, 2011 8:15 p.m. patgizz SuperDork

    i was pretty fired up last night. i finished the last of the wiring necessary to start the LS swapped 95 impala SS, put in new plugs, oil, plug wires, and battery. there are more odds and ends but nothing that would keep me from testing the engine briefly to verify that everything done up until this point has been correct so i can move forward with all the ancillary crap.

    hooked up battery, turn key, CLICK. a nice loud CLICK. no turn of the starter. this is the starter that came with the engine, and went right back on with no shims like it came. the engine spins fine with breaker bar, so i have no worries there. i guess sitting on a shelf for 4 years while i decide what car to put my engine in took its toll on the starter. since i get a good solid CLICK am i to assume the solenoid is good? this is one of those newfangled denso permanent magnet gear reduction deals that costs a fortune, and i would like to repair or rebuild it myself if you guys believe it possible. maybe even take apart, clean and lube whatever needs it, and put back together?

  • Run_Away

    Aug. 22, 2011 8:29 p.m. Run_Away Reader

    Have you verified the new battery is charged and good? A good solid click is a good sign the solenoid is good, but it's best to bench test it first. Starter gear slides out, that's a positive sign. Also make sure the contact disc at the top of the solenoid is sending power from the B+ terminal into the starter housing itself when it clicks on.

    Starter rebuilds are pretty simple, the hardest part is getting those long through bolts out without breaking one.

  • patgizz

    Aug. 23, 2011 5:18 p.m. patgizz SuperDork

    Run_Away wrote:

    Have you verified the new battery is charged and good? A good solid click is a good sign the solenoid is good, but it's best to bench test it first. Starter gear slides out, that's a positive sign. Also make sure the contact disc at the top of the solenoid is sending power from the B+ terminal into the starter housing itself when it clicks on.

    Starter rebuilds are pretty simple, the hardest part is getting those long through bolts out without breaking one.

    yes, i had even hooked up my starting/charging pack.

  • 44Dwarf

    Aug. 23, 2011 7:38 p.m. 44Dwarf Dork

    Forget the solenoid for now, test spin the the starter motor itself use a set of needle nose and jump the (+) stud on the solenoid to the other 3/8 nut just under it holding the braided wire running in to the motor. If it spins then solenoid is to blame if not the motor is rusted up take it out and sand down the armature then hit the laminated steel sections with what ever spray paint you have on the shelf.

    44

 
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