starter just spinning...

ricedout · Post by **ricedout** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:51 pm

so i got everything hooked up today on the egg and now when i hook up the battery without the keys even in the starter just spins as soon as the cable hits the battery. Bad starter or fuck up on my end? Also to narrow it down where its supposed to go it does it but on the other post on starter it doesnt do it but when i try and sit in and start it i t just goes clunk like its seized.. but its connected just like when i took the old one off and it just spins. ugh im lost and this has taken wayyy longer than ever. anyone? bad starter>? bad motor?

Capt'n Obvious · Post by **Capt'n Obvious** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:26 am

read the first part how many wires were there

ricedout · Post by **ricedout** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 3:43 pm

there was 2 wires to the starter. the flat thing in the middle and the nut thing to the right of it. anyone? need this car to be running by friday when i sell the maro plz hlp

Clayton · Post by **Clayton** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 3:58 pm

take it off hit the coil with some power and see if the bendix flies out, or if your unexperienced in that catagorey take it to autozone and have them test it

ricedout · Post by **ricedout** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 4:11 pm

good idea! lol idk why i didnt think of that. well heres what im thinkin. when i put the positive cable to battery with everyuthing installed the key wasnt even on and it just started spinning. not even tryin to push out and hit the flywheel just spinnin like a mentally disabled peron. so idk

rickles8099 · Post by **rickles8099** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 4:22 pm

ricedout;201961 wrote:good idea! lol idk why i didnt think of that. well heres what im thinkin. when i put the positive cable to battery with everyuthing installed the key wasnt even on and it just started spinning. not even tryin to push out and hit the flywheel just spinnin like a mentally disabled peron. so idk

sounds like your signal wire is supplying power all the time when it is supposed to only supply power when you turn the key into the start position.

first thing i would do is hook up a voltmeter up to the signal wire and see if it is getting constant voltage.

ricedout · Post by **ricedout** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 4:29 pm

ok now see the old starter worked fine b4 my mucho muscles broke that nut that wire sits one. now i replaced it and it is constantly gettin power how do i fix it? and why would it do that all a sudden? bad starter or fuck up on my end?

Clayton · Post by **Clayton** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 4:54 pm

if its constantly getting supplied power that is not your starters fault. if the bendix is not hitting the flywheel but just spinning that is your starters fault.

ricedout · Post by **ricedout** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 9:09 pm

ok so now wat? idk what to do to fix this and searched it and found nothing.

Clayton · Post by **Clayton** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 9:28 pm

rickles8099;201966 wrote: first thing i would do is hook up a voltmeter up to the signal wire and see if it is getting constant voltage.

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