2000 Isuzu Trooper Starter

Hi Crazdog1. Welcome to the forum. Suspect the plunger inside the starter solenoid is stuck between the worn contacts. This is especially common with the little silver Nippendenso starters. Tapping on it will usually not dislodge it. This can happen to almost any brand of starter, but a more common symptom of worn contacts is a single kind of loud clunk from the starter with a failure to spin the engine.

The contacts can be replaced separately, but most people just replace the entire starter. A stuck solenoid could have been the last straw for the corroded wire to finally break apart.

Caradiodoc