96 camaro starter wont spin
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From: Livingston, LA
96 camaro starter wont spin I've been trying to get the camaro fired up after this flood and it's giving me fits. Car has a new battery and starter, plugs are out of the motor and motor turns over easily by hand. I tried bumping the starter in case there was water in the cylinders and it bumped twice then just started clicking. I had warranties so that's why I put the new starter and battery in. Any ideas where to start. I'm about to go pull the cables and clean them but I don't think it's a connection issue honestly.
Update: pulled starter off and jumped it and the starter gear comes out but doesn't spin
Update: pulled starter off and jumped it and the starter gear comes out but doesn't spin
When you jumped the starter did you have 12 volts powering the starter motor as well as the solenoid? You need 12 volts to both in order to get it to spin. I would take the starter to autozone and have it tested as this would eliminate it for troubleshooting. Next would be to measure the voltage on the cables to the starter and do a voltage drop test. Sounds like you do not have enough juice in the battery. What is your starting voltage and what does it drop to when cranking? Should be ~12.6 starting and ~11.6 cranking if everything is good.
Get a voltmeter and start testing the voltage of the wires. It sounds as though it could be in the wiring but hard to say without you testing the voltages, etc. Did the car run fine before?
