Re: click - no crank - update

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> Friend push started me tonite & ran fine. After stopping , I tried a start
> in hope of miraculous recovery. Now the starter winds but sounds like it is
> not engaging (empty, spinning, crappy sound). Any advice? The starter &
> solenoid were replaced about 6 mos. ago (I think).

It's hard to distinguish the noise of a futile starter from the noise of
an engine spinning with no compression.  I hesitate to suggest this, but
the next move has to be spinning the engine on the starter with the
distributor cap removed - does the rotor arm move?

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 Phil Payne
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