Starter just makes a winding noise like it isn’t engaging any ideas?

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Take it apart, find the part that snapped. A kick starter has a return spring and a pawl that engages with the crankshaft to turn the engine.

Kickstart not engaging

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Re: Kickstart not engaging Just check the pinch bolt on the kick starter lever to make sure it's good and tight on the splines. Now get out ...

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Kick starter not engaging??

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sounds like the starter isn't engaging-it needs to be replaced or it will destroy your fly wheel if you don't take action-and then you'd have to have it replaced-Denny

First make sure that the new battery has plenty of charge, and isn't faulty.
The starter motor uses a solenoid to engage with the engine. If the starter is spinning, but doesn't connect, it may mean that the solenoid isn't receiving power, or that it is faulty. If you are confident with mechanics, you could take it out, run it unmounted. Then you could see clearly if the solenoid is engaging or not.

sounds as if your starter isn't engaging,usually due to either the solenoid not operating the bendix or a bendix fault, to prove a point, if the vehicle is a manual, put it in gear, handbrake off and push the car forward ( which will turn the engine into a different possition) then put h/brake on out of gear and try starter again, if it tries to turn over its possiby the starter ring gear, if not it's starter.

If you are trying to start your vehicle and all you hear is a winging sound and nothing is happening; then your starter and/ or starter selenoid is bad. The sound you are hearing is the starter drive gear trying to engage with the fly wheel and not making it. I would have your starter tested by your local auto parts dealer, like "Autozone".

the starter solenoid is staying engaged internal. replace starter solenoid or starter you'll be fine. good-day. If it makes a rattle (clak.clack.clak) before it catches it's just worn teeth on the fly wheel and it goes away. If the starter isn't engaged by the selonoid but it has power it's defective. If that still isn't it it's either the wireing to the starter or the switch itself

Sounds like the gear on the starter is not sliding forward on the shaft to engage the ring gear so what you are hearing is the starter motor spinning free. So absent any other clue I would suspect the starter needs to be replaced.

The starter solenoid does not just push the bendix gear into the flywheel, but also closes the contacts to the starter windings. If the solenoid is bad, no juice will ever get to the rest of the starter.
But also make sure the battery terminals are clean and there is a good ground strap to the engine or transmission, since it is mounted on rubber.
If you listen when someone tries to start it, you will probably be able to tell it is the soleniod that is clicking, but that is only the beginning of the starter, and not the main part.
Another way to tell is that if the solenoid is not closing field contacts, the voltage will not draw down to 10 as it should while the starter is engaged.

check to make sure the starter is seated correctly to the bell housing also check for a cracked! nose cone on the starter as well and make sure the front nose casting bushing isn;t worn out and make sure they sold you the correct tooth count flywheel

Starter drive not engaging fully . Sticky or worn, but don't think changing thermostat had anything to do with it. Try having starter drive inspected & lubed if possible , but you may end up with new starter.