showard1998

Well I spent last night getting the car up in the air to do the starter change. I read every post I could find on the subject and felt I was well prepared for the job at hand. Everything went smoothly. Only took a few minutes to remove the dreaded top nut and the starter was shimmied out fairly easily. New starter went in just as easy even though the top nut took a bit longer to get started and tightened down. I went to re-install the battery cable and the only hiccup was that I grounded the wrench on a piece of metal mistakenly causing sparks.

The moment of truth... I turned the key and............. only a click. WHAT THE HECK? Did I get a bad starter? Did grounding the battery cause some type of damage to the electrical system?? After sitting there thinking about it awhile, I figured I better check the grounding cable from the starter to make sure it didn't have any corrosion. Raised the car back up and then lo and behold my problem. I only attached one of the positive cables routed to the starter. I felt like such a bonehead. Hooked it up, dropped the car, reattached the battery (this time without causing any sparks) and it started immediately. Satisfaction achieved.

Next, spark plugs........

swmic

You changed the starter with the battery connected?

showard1998

No, no, no. I re-attached the battery after installing the starter. No need to do any welding under the car