@rodmitchell8787 usually the motor will just spin, you need the solenoid to push the gear in, but some times it works

@chemaniebla could be the solenoid on the starter, I've had that problem twice recently, but check your connections first, good luck

@donavantomplait5151 well there's alot of info needed but if we assume that it's a starter circuit problem then yes

@marshall8898 there's a difference between the engine running and turning over from the starter, if it is indeed running you are backfeeding power the your electrical system, my guess would be check your ignition fuse, if is indeed running and you leave a wire on there it will burn up your starter completely

@@ethanreimer3986 okay not sure if it makes a difference it’s on my boat, with 4.3 omc motor, I just did it to get it across the lake

@marshall8898 so try to feed through the small wire that excites the solenoid in the video that way you can unplug it and save your starter

Yes, it's worth a shot

Disconnect coil wire

@@ethanreimer3986 thanks bro!!!!! Ur da man😉👍🏾

There's going to be some sparking, hold it on there a for a couple seconds see if it turns over

Some times that solenoid sticks on the starter you definitely wanna think about maintenance

So banging on the starter was mostly a small block chevy thing, because the exhaust headers were to close to the starter causing them to get hot and stick, there othere reasons to bang on the starter but not screws unless you know tricks I dont

Quad is a little bit different, on mine it's a little square box, it has about 5 inches of cable from the positive on the battery to it

It was for my daughter, thanks for watching

Could be a lot of things, bad or loose wire, relay, starter solenoid. Just to name a few

If you have power from the battery on the wrong side of the solenoid it will do that good luck

Why is that

Thank u sir

​@@aircnc9385You're eliminating the solenoid from the equation. If it starts w/out that, its your culprit.

If you have to hit the starter to get it to work, does that mean it’s going bad or could it mean something else

@@JLE1177 That means it's already bad. You're just squeezing a little extra life out of it before it's completely out of commission.

So what do you mean by turn on, so just to be sure your car is in the park position safety brake ingauged key is in the on position and the starter doesn't engage or the starter ingauges but the motor doesn't run?

All your doing is completing the circuit at the starter, however if your soaked inside I recommend you trying to dry it out the best you can, computers/ecms don't like being energized so try to hold off on turning that key till your sure to be dry. Good luck

It should, good luck

That's awesome

I deleted a bunch no one was watching them, hope it helped

The voltage is too low and your skin is to dry you won't get shocked, it might spark a little. If it's sparking like your welding you definitely have a problem

When you say problem like engine problem or starter problem how can I see if my starter is fine doing this ? Does sparking mean it’s a working starter ?

If you want the engine to start yes, if your doing other stuff such as finding top dead center no, please be sure to use all safety precautions such as setting the break and being sure you are in park.

Thank you I appreciate it 👍

Well it all depends on the make and model, follow your largest positive wire from the battery

I dont have a 08 impala but I going to say yes. Most starters are the same

So true

This is a generator

@@ethanreimer3986 Just warning people in general who may do it on something else. (I saw this technique cause a real tragedy once when a large aircraft tug was inadvertently left in gear).

I'm not a mechanic but it should work

@@ethanreimer3986 Thanks

Hope it helped

@@ethanreimer3986 I am going to try tomorrow when its get daylight. lol Ill let you know.

Make sure your in park and the key is in the on position.

Good times, we use a old vw powered sawmill it's pull start

@@ethanreimer3986 Very cool

Yep it's been mentioned, this is a generator, thanks for watching

Yeah it's been mentioned many times, this is a generator though, thanks for watching

This generator is amazing been running flawless for over a decade, every once in awhile the battery is to low for the relay.