there is a fusable link at the starter on the main wire if you check these you might have one burnt
Either your starter solenoid, if not check the neutral safety or clutch safety switch.
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The starter solenoid receives a large electric current from the car battery and a small electric current from the ignition switch. When the ignition switch is turned on, a small electric current is sent to the starter solenoid. This causes the starter solenoid to close a pair of heavy contacts, thus relaying a large electric current to the starter motor, which in turn sets the engine in motion.
If the starter isn't working, the car will not crank at all. When you turn the key you will either get a clicking sound (which could also mean a dead battery), or you will hear the sound of an electric motor spinning and nothing else.
The first electric starter with starter button appeared on a car called the Arnold in 1896.
Your starter is incapable of being drained. It is an electric motor. However a bad starter can drain your battery
You can turn the key to the "run" position, and jump across the solenoid with a screwdriver or something metal. If the starter turns, you have a bad solenoid.
Sounds like a bad starter solenoid
the ground wire running from the starter solinoid to the starter sounds to be bad
You shim the starter motor if there is inadequate clearance between the starter drive and the ring gear. You can check the clearance by prying the starter drive out to the ring gear with a screwdriver to see if the gears mesh properly.
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