'90 80q no start

[Kneale Brownson]

Your starter is turning without engaging the teeth on the flywheel (the 
means by which it turns the engine over).  More than likely the starter is 
corroded and/or dry of lubrication internally so that the solenoid cannot 
advance the gear.  So the gear spins (the whirring sound) but does not move 
ahead to contact the flywheel.


At 08:39 PM 10/01/2000 -0400, alan page wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I've got a weird problem with my '90 80q. It's been sitting for about a
>month, and now when I try to start it, I only get an electric motor
>sound; I'm assuming it's the starter. I jumped the car to make sure the
>battery had enough juice to turn the engine over sufficiently. It almost
>sounds like the starter is not connected to the engine-no engine noise
>at all. Does the starter turn the crankshaft? How does it connect to the
>engine? Anything simple I should check on?
>
>Thanks,
>Alan Page
>Sandy Hook, CT USA
>
>'94 S4
>'90 80q
>
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