First of all my battery would begin to drain overnight and the engine would not even begin to crank in the morning. Not knowing what my problem was I installed a new starter and new selenoid since they were relativly cheap. I then had my battery tested and it is good since it also is only a few months old. After I installed all the new parts I went to install my battery last and as soon as I touched the battery to the cables the engine began to crank with the ignition in the off position. I was able to start the engine but I had to disconnect the battery cables in order to shut the engine off. Before I installed the new parts this was not a problem. Also my new starter seemed to be grinding on the flywheel even though I made sure to install it securly. Is there any way to tell how to exactly line up the splines when you are installing a starter? And how do I figure out why my engine cranks with the key off?
Sep 10, 2009 at 5:23 PM