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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yup...a mallet works most times...
My K5 had similar and fixed for a moment to get home via that mallet smack
If it has headers and/or exhaust manifold too close to the casting...it will over time degrade the solenoid so that it won't have enough flux field to pull the pinion into mesh with the ring gear
Fix for my K5 was a special coil spring (weaker) so that the weakened solenoid would still do the job. Had forgotten that, as it lasted for a long time after that fix
My K5 had similar and fixed for a moment to get home via that mallet smack
If it has headers and/or exhaust manifold too close to the casting...it will over time degrade the solenoid so that it won't have enough flux field to pull the pinion into mesh with the ring gear
Fix for my K5 was a special coil spring (weaker) so that the weakened solenoid would still do the job. Had forgotten that, as it lasted for a long time after that fix
