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Hello, So your starter is stuck you will have too loosen the starter and might even have too remove and put it back on too get it too disengage. Sounds like starter is going to have too be rebuilt or replaced.
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Jeff Armer Jan 02, 2023. Starter relay contacts stuck closed could be a reason .
Circuit Description
Moving the ignition switch to the START position sends a 12 volt signal to the engine control module (ECM)/powertrain control module (PCM) Crank Request circuit. The ECM/PCM verifies that the transmission is in the PARK or NEUTRAL position. With the transmission in Park, voltage flows through the Park/Neutral position switch and feeds the starter relay coil. The ECM/PCM then grounds the control circuit of the starter relay. When the starter relay is energized it allows battery positive voltage to the starter solenoid S terminal. On some vehicles the starter will continue to crank the engine with the key released until it starts or the crank command has timed out to prevent excessive heat build up in the starter circuitry or the ECM/PCM receives an engine run flag.
The teeth on the flywheel or starter drive could be damaged enough to cause sticking and it does not release. Another reason could be the clearance between teeth on the flywheel and starter drive are too tight. The starter would need more metal tabs or spacers to increase the clearance distance between the teeth on each one.
Becausethe starter drive gear disengages after each starting attempt, the engine ismuch easier to hand prop should the battery be too low to provide normalstarting voltage. Though we do not recommend had-propping an engine, it doesoccasionally still happen in the field.
YOU MAY NEED TO PUT A BUSHING PLATE BETWEEN THE STARTER, AND TRANS HOUSING! THEY ARE JUST A THIN PIECE OF METAL, USED TO STOP THE STARTER BENDIX FROM LOCKING ON THE FLYWHEEL!
There is a spring in the starter that should cause it to disengage after the electricity is removed. Double check that the electricity is removed form the starter side of the solenoid, cause that is the easiest thing to check first. Then take the starter off and have it checked for free at your local auto store. If it seems OK to them it may be the starter is not the right one for the bell housing. If it sticks in to far, the starter gear may be stuck partly in the flywheel.
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