If the starter turns but does not turn the engine over, you can do a couple minor things to check why. Pull the starter off, have it checked at an Auto Parts Store, like O'Riley, which does the tests free, and see if the starter has had a pin sheared in the Bendix, or if it does not spin the bendix out. If this is the case, just buy a new starter, and get the lifetime warranty.
If the Starter does work fine and spins properly, sending the bendix out, then check the flywheel before reinstalling the starter. You may have shed some teeth, or something came loose.
After these checkups, if everything is working properly, then check the distributor when cranking the Starter, to see if it is spinning. You will need remove the Distributor cap to watch it. You can also, while the starter is off, turn the flywheel with a wrench, or screwdriver/bar, whatever you can use, and see if that turns the engine over at all. You may need remove a sparkplug to release the compression to do this.
If all this fails, then there is something inside the engine either broken, or disconnected. Check to make sure you are getting spark to the plugs.
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