This can be caused by a worn flywheel, or a bad starter drive. You'll need to remove the starter and look at the flywheel to see which is bad.
the starter bendix is bad or the flywheel it self has some teeth missing The Starter Bendix drive is not close enough to the flywheel. Reinstall the starter and check to see if there are shims that can be removed to place it closer.
It could be the starter drive, the solenoid, or the ring gear itself. Best to pull the starter out of there and see what's going on.
maybe a loose ground to the starter or the bend-ix may be in a bind with the flywheel
on a 2002 4 wh drive Blazer - disconnect the battery - lossen starter bolts ( 2 ) loosen and remove the Flywheel plate that the Starter is inserted into or you wont be able to pull the starter out - really tight space 2 bolts to remove this plate - plate has an opening that the starter goes into to engage the flywheel
Could be the starter drive is not engaging or perhaps you're using the wrong holes for your flywheel. If you have a 153 tooth ring and have the starter in the 168 tooth position, the gears would not mesh. Did it ever start? if it did ,most likely the starter drive is broken, or the pinion ,or flywheel are stripped of their teeth. Bendix is broken, Starter too far from ring gear, broken bendix throwout fork.
It is located on the bottom of the block, back at the far edge of it where it can engage the flywheel. It sits along side the block below the right exhaust manifold.
No. Chevy uses a number of different noses for their starters. The size of the flywheel and year and model of engine determine what nose is needed. The 153 tooth flywheel is smaller in diamaiater than the 168 tooth flywheel. If you want to use a starter from a 168 tooth flywheel on a 153 tooth flywheel the nose from the smaller flywheel starter will have to be exchanged onto the larger flywheel prior to using it.
Sometimes. There are two common bolt patterns of Chevy starters, and two common flywheel diameters. Many blocks have both bolt patterns. If the starter bolts up to the block and engages the ring gear without binding, it fits.
The starter is always by your transmission flywheel the cylinoid on the starter has to jump out to the flywheel to turn the motor. Also you can go to auto zone web site to find out locations for parts on your vehicle. Good luck.
Should be on the front and left side of the flywheel housing.
In front of the flywheel, on the right side of the vehicle.
Front of the flywheel... right side of the vehicle, if I remember correctly.