Thanks for the replies. I put a large screwdriver on the starter casing and hit it from the engine side - it came loose after a few strong whacks. She's a little rusty underneath, something that i'll have to address someday in the future. I got the starter on the ground and did a quick bench test for the starter motor (positive on the post going from the solenoid to the starter, grounded to the starter mount) and nothing happened but a few minor sparks coming from the exposed wire going from the solenoid to the starter. I disconnected the cables and touched that wire with a screwdriver and it crumbled. So, that wire is dust. What's the diagnosis?....does that mean bad starter, bad solenoid, neither, both? Thanks again for the help! dusty. On Apr 1, 2007, at 2:52 PM, Benny boy wrote: > Stuck by rust, maybe on the lower bolt/stud, take a solid flat srew > driver > and bang this one in between the starter and trany/bell housing. > > This is strange, because of all the rusty van i work on, even the > starter > comme off easily. > > Ben > |___|_|_|__\ |___|__-|-__| "(o)-----(o)--" |
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