Bad Bendix?
OK here is the situation, my son has a 1998 Dodge 1500 p/u. It will not crank. It buzzes or sometimes clicks but does not turn the engine. So far we've tested the battery with a DMM, it read 12.4 b...
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By connecting the starter directly to the battery you ruled out a bad ignition switch. A bad ballast resistor (if you have one) would have nothing to do with whether the starter physically turns the engine or not. Symptoms of a bad ballast resistor are the engine will crank and begin to start, but will die when you release the key.
As you determined, all signs point to a bad bendix. Sometimes a good hard smack on the side of the starter housing with a wrench will coax a few more starts out of it, but that's a roadside trick to get you home, not a fix.
As you determined, all signs point to a bad bendix. Sometimes a good hard smack on the side of the starter housing with a wrench will coax a few more starts out of it, but that's a roadside trick to get you home, not a fix.
