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Originally Posted by pmohr
When you say it's 'just spinning', is it the high speed spinning of just the starter, or is the engine actually cranking as well? If it was engaged with the flexplate, the engine would be cranking.
FWIW try running the ground from the starter bolt directly to the battery itself, all of the open areas where the battery grounds to the block tend to lead to corrosion and not so great contact.
By 'cranking noise' do you mean the starter spinning free (as you seem to mean) or the engine itself cranking? There's no 'signal' for the noise, it's just an inherent noise when you start putting these assemblies in motion.
Have you tried pulling the starter out to see if it's possibly not kicking out properly?
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Thanks for the reply.
By spinning, I mean the starter is spinning along with the engine. I ASSUME its making contact with the flex plate; Because, I do get an initial engine crank noise, then it stops as if it loses contact with the flex plate, BUT the tach still reads 300-500 RPMs.
By cranking, I meant the noise the engine it self makes when people have long cranks. Which, by the way, I rarely ever get. I can never sustain a long crank.(this is in reference to the tach reading 300-500 rpms)
Incase anyone asks, yes I did get codes. I listed them on page 99 of this thread.
I will try a different grounding point when I get back from work.
UPDATE: today I went out and started the car *after I left the battery disconnected* it starts within half a second of turning the key. I turn it off and turn it back on and it doesn't start. It exhibits the problems listed above.
Thanks for the reply pmohr and to anyone who decides the chime in. All help will be greatly appreciated!