Okay, so after some clarification in my other thread, I think i've ruled the issue out to be the starter.


I just completed the five speed swap on the car today, the absolute final step was, turn the key. Well, whenever I turn the key now, I hear the starter whirring, but nothing else. It's like the starter is not turning the motor, at all.

The whirring gets pretty high pitched too, thing must be turning pretty fast. All of the posts ive searched for involve a clicking starter, etc. This isnt my issue, when I turn the key to start, it spins, you can hear it very well, but the motor doesn't move at all.

I found one thread with the same issue, but the cause wasn't really explained, and the OP tried two starters with the same result before it fixed itself.

Anyone have any suggestions as to what the problem could be? or what solutions I could try?

I'm thinking maybe the starter could either just not be making contact with the flywheel, which i dont know if thats because the starter is bad (bought a used one from rotary resurrection) or some other cause.

 

Sounds as if the wiring is in incorrect. Did you try the setup
Misterstyx69 described?

 

Yup. Thats how it's wired up now. Just whirs when i try and start it, no contact with the flywheel at all.

I'm going to try rotating the motor a bit with a socket but I dont expect it to do anything. I'm pretty sure its the starter at this point, unless someone has any information to chime in with that I am unaware of.

 

Did you remove the starter and do the test as was indicated?
Take the starter off the car.
Using booster cables put the negative to the casing.
Put a jumper to the Spade connector and the POSITIVE terminal..(what I said..LEFT..the one WITHOUT the wire attached to it).Hit it with the POSITIVE cable
It will JUMP..so don't be alarmed!.
If the starter gear comes out of the casing and spins then the starter is good.

If you don't have a small jumper Spade to Positive terminal on starter:
Negative cable to case
Positive to left terminal
Use a screwdriver to jump the Spade to the Positive
Drive should extend and starter will turn

 

Did you use a turbo transmission? Maybe you have a turbo transmission and an na flywheel so the starter isn't touching the flywheel?

 

Sounds like the solenoid isn't working. Replace with known working starter as my rec.
Of course, if the fly-wheels, starter, and transmission are a mix, they won't mount properly and nothing will engage either.