SOURCE: 1995 e34 520i won`t start
may need to change spark plugs or make sure that you have the correct plugs(spark)
SOURCE: 1998 kia sephia, starter kicks in but engine sometimes wont turn.
If it is a manual trans could be nuetral saftey switch but other then that check grounds at the bettery and engine .Still could be starter like you said flat spots on it hope this helps.
SOURCE: My daugthers 2003 Olds Alero
This sounds like there is a dead spot in your starter. The easiest way to resolve this issue is to replace your starter. Many times, if you take a lot of short-distance trips over the life of your car, the wiring inside the starter itself will wear (short trips means starting it more often, causing a lot of wear over time). Then the inner wiring of the starter wears too much, it forms a "dead spot" -- when the starter is stopped at a very specific spot i will not form the magnetic force needed to torn the starter motor. This is a common issue which can be dealt with for a time if you have to save the money to replace the starter. Tapping the starter, or arcing it with a screwdriver makes the inner workings of the starter jump a little, allowing it to move out of the dead spot and kick over as normal, but it is only a temporary fix. Unless you refurbish electronics for a living, it is very unlikely that you will be able to repair the starter on your own, and such a repair takes some time, so you are better off to replace it than try to repair the starter itself.
As long as the starter does not happen to stop in the dead spot, it will work as normal ... but in time the dead spot will spread, causing the issue to worsen. You can keep forcing it to turn with the two tricks you used until you have had the opportunity to earn the money to replace the starter (or until you have a day off to get the repairs done) .. but over time this can cause more damage to other parts of the car, so I recommend replacing the starter as soon as you can.
SOURCE: magna tf v6 executive won't start. turns over got plenty of battery but no kick?? Help
CHECK COIL PACK OR FUEL PUMP
SOURCE: my 88 gq Nissan patrol won't start. There's clicking but won't kick over
Sounds like what happens when your battery is too low to make the starter kick over. At least from my experience. Could be something more like bad connection between battery and the starter. To clean these you could dip the positive cable of battery connectors in a cup of fresh cola or any other soda or baking soda in dissolved in water to clean it and then on the positive site you possibly would want to get a battery post cleaner or wire brush to clean it. because you do not want any of the soda getting inside the battery or it will be useless. This would make the electrolyte in the battery to become neutral and cause you to have to buy a new battery. I hope this helps. Thanks, Cody
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