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Old 06-17-2016, 10:20 AM
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Before you get under the car again turn the engine at the big front crank bolt. Move it enough to rotate the bolt ~15 degrees. Try the starter. If it does not turn the engine move it another 15 or so degrees and try again.

If you rotate the flywheel the entire 360 degrees and the engine won't turn at all it suggest a bad starter drive. If you find a place or two with which the engine turns then the starter is doing it's part and the flywheel will have to be replaced.

I ordered a USB endoscope from from a place called Banggood online. It may have been the best 10 bucks I ever spent.

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Old 06-17-2016, 10:34 AM
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What is the history of the starter? Did it always grind and crank for a long time at each start or quick and easy? If it was always quick and easy and then this problem suddenly developed, I'd look at electrical connections before doing anything else.

Those front teeth in the video look fine. If the rear look the same, the ring gear is not the problem.
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Old 06-17-2016, 10:36 AM
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There is an inspection port, but I can not get my eyeballs into the hole to see the teeth. Probe cam would be helpful.
Would a mirror work? You'd need a helper. Can a vid cam be set up to record while you slowly rotate the crank?

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