If you have the original style solenoid, you can press the button on the
back to send full current to the starter.
If pressing the button works, then it's the solenoid actuator, if not,
could still be solenoid (bad contacts) or starter.
bs
Phillip Leslie wrote:
> After making grinding noises from the area of the starter on two attempts to
>start it, my car suddenly does absolutely nothing when I turn the ignition key
>to start. No sound of any kind. It had run beautifully just the evening before
>and I've never had a starter problem. The battery is not the problem, it's new
>and fully charged. Could this be a solenoid problem? I'd appreciate some
>opinions before I attempt to trouble shoot the situation.
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