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Bad Starter?

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  • Start date Start date Mar 23, 2004
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87TurboMKIII

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Ok, I got a little problem that I ran into this past weekend. I was driving my mustang(ref. sig) this weekend and it started no problem. I had just relocated the battery and everything was working fine, but then that evening I tried to start her up and nothing, the starter was not turning nothing was happening, except i could hear what I think is the fuel pump turning on.

Anyway i checked the the battery voltage and it read 12.93, so I charged it up and it was reading 14.10, yet it still does the same thing. Also when I have have the key turned all the way the check engine light comes on.

I was wondering if the problem that I am having is related to a bad starter or if it is something else that I should look at. The battery is also grounded properly, and every seems perfectly fine, except it won't crank.

Hopefully someone will be able to help me with this problem, thank you.
 

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check the starter solenoid its like 10 bucks for one
 
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That is where the positive battery terminal is connected in the engine bay, right?
 
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The solenoid is on the fenderwell in the engine compartment. It is the first connection on the positive side from your battery. It's a likely culprit, but I'd check your connections first. Since you just moved the battery, you quite likely didn't snug something down. Also check for corrosion, and don't overlook the ground connection to the engine block.

I had this happen to me and it ended up being a bad positive battery cable. $3.99 and I was back in business.
 

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the positive side of the battery goes to the solenoid, then there are two or more wires running off of the soleniod, you might also check the connection from the solenoid to the starter itself.
 
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Update

I checked all of the connections(battery ground, battery positive to solenoid, solenoid to starter, and ground on the block) and everything looked fine. I tightened everything and it would still not start, so i crawled under the car, found the starter, gave it a couple knocks with a piece of wood, and after that the car started fine. I guess the problem is the starter after all. Thanks for your help.
 
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