Sounds like the Bendix is jammed and not engaging the

starter motor correctly with the ring gear. Hitting with a rubber/plastic mallet sometimes frees it up. It may well just need some easing oil spraying into it.
The solenoid may have gone. Either way, because the starter motor is peripheral to the engine, it's not a huge job to replace it, or it's bits or take it off and fix it.

Posted By: CB41 on May 5th 2009 at 17:19:24

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i'd forgotten about my problem with my car (General Chat) - Dave in France, May 5, 17:12:40
- Try using the starting handle instead (General Chat) - Chunter, May 5, 18:45:01
- your big ends gone (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 5, 17:19:44
- Sounds like the Bendix is jammed and not engaging the (General Chat) - CB41, May 5, 17:19:24
  - Spanners. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, May 5, 17:23:20
    - Spanners (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 5, 17:44:21
      - yes, see down there vvv (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 5, 17:49:00
        
        Oh (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 5, 17:55:23
        
        i'll take thebigfeller defence (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 5, 18:05:16
        
        haha - very good (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 5, 18:18:34
  - good, comprehensive answer. (General Chat) - Dave in France, May 5, 17:21:32
    - Try spraying WD40 in every gap you can see in the vicinity. (General Chat) - CB41, May 5, 17:25:23
      - where is the starter? (General Chat) - Dave in France, May 5, 17:53:41
      - WD40 also makes an excellent impromptu flamethrower when you are 12. (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, May 5, 17:29:36
        
        As does hair spray (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, May 5, 17:30:07
        
        And Lynxs. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, May 5, 17:34:18
        
        yes, Lynxes especially (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 5, 17:40:21
  - some proper Spanners here ^^^ (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 5, 17:21:24
    - Cars used to be a piece of piss, I've re-builded just about everything (General Chat) - CB41, May 5, 17:27:31
- Sounds like you need a new starter motor. (General Chat) - mike_the_sphinx, May 5, 17:16:28
  - yep, that would be my number one suspect (n/m) (General Chat) - nixon, May 5, 17:17:40
  - that's what i figured (General Chat) - Dave in France, May 5, 17:17:26
    - Not very, even I have fitted a new one of them (n/m) (General Chat) - mike_the_sphinx, May 5, 17:18:44
      - i'd have to be sure it was that, though (General Chat) - Dave in France, May 5, 17:19:51
        
        Are you actually in France? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, May 5, 17:20:58
        
        yes (General Chat) - Dave in France, May 5, 17:55:02
- Sounds like it's head (gasket) is going to fall off. (n/m) (General Chat) - Dog, May 5, 17:14:36
  - Or it's going to blow up (n/m) (General Chat) - Small, May 5, 17:16:10

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