Time to break out the hand crank, hehheh. Seriously, does sound like the
starter is toast. I got my last one at a local Napa auto parts store for
under $50. It eventually went bad and was replaced at no charge by Napa
under their warranty. Can't beat that.
Ron Engelhardt
58 MGA
Santa Rosa, Ca.
Mike Razor wrote:
> MGA won't start. Pull on the starter knob and get nothing, just a little
> click. Pulled out the battery, since it was 3 years old and a lesser brand
> I was hoping that it was the culprit, tested it and it was in good shape. Oh
> well. Put it back in and removed the starter. Can turn the Bendix by hand
> and the little nub that sticks out from the back of the starter rotates the
> entire shaft. In the past I could put a set of jumper cables on the starter
> and if working it would spin. When I do that to this starter all I get is a
> bunch of sparks. Does this mean that the old starter has given up the
> ghost? I can't think of anything else.
>
> THANKS!
>
> Mike R
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