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The best way to check a starter is to take it out of the vehicle and bench test it. Disconnect your battery ground before you do and remember ( or better yet mark ) the wires to know where to properly reconnect them. After the starter is out of the car you will need a set of jumper cables, a fused jumper and a fully charged battery. Connect the negative cable to the negative battery terminal and the body of the starter. Usually it is easiest to hook it up to the mounting flange where the bolt holes that hold it onto the motor are. The positive lead should be connected to the larger of the studs where the thickest cable was connected to the starter solenoid. Then, using your fused jumper, jump the positive lead to the smaller of the studs on the solenoid where the ignition signal came from. If you aren't sure wich wire gave the ignition signal consult your repair manual, electrical schematics or don't attempt this test. When you jump the power to this terminal the solenoid should click and the starter motor should whine. The bendix spring will kick out the starter gear and it will start to spin. If these things don't happen your starter or the starter solenoid is faulty.
Keep in mind that a blown fuse or fusible link, faulty relay, dirty ground connection or wire connection, faulty ignition switch, or a shorted wire can also cause a starter not to operate correctly.
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