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Originally Posted by WesHeald
I had my Delco starter motor rebuilt and just installed a new solenoid, but I still have this problem. It takes 2 or 3 tries to get the starter to engage. Anyone have any ideas?
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Sounds like your pinion/bendix gear is not reliably extending fully to engage the flywheel. There are three common causes of this:
- (most common) Dried up grease or dirt on the threads of the starter shaft and the pinion/bendix
- Failing overrunning/one-way clutch in the bendix
- Damage to the threads on the shaft or bendix (not common)
There's a good (if wordy) 16 minute video that explains all this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhdSq4WOaDM
It's not Atomic-4 specific, but the principles are the same.