John Medina
Cadet
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- Jun 20, 2011
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- 16
I have a 2001 4.3GL Volvo with a SX(M) drive. With no warning or irregular sounds, my starter just stopped engaging the flywheel, therefore not turning the motor over. I pulled the starter and replaced it with a used started that had just been pulled and was working, although not great and had the same result. I took my original starter to an auto parts store and had it bench tested. Bendix appeared to work properly not under a load. I inspected the portion of the flywheel and there was no obvious signs of wear or any teeth missing. I am completley stumped. I have considered replacing the starter relay but hate to just start swapping parts and costing myself alot of extra money. I did load the boat and bring it back to the house and charged the battieries for good measure and attempted one more time, same result. I did read a post where Hydro-lock was a problem but I removed one spark plug and did not see any obvious signs of water in the cylinder. Do I need to remove all the spark plugs to check for water? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.