Can a bad flywheel prevent the car from starting?
The starter is an electric motor that spins a small gear; that small gear then spins the flywheel making the engine turn over. If anything thing goes wrong in this process, it can cause the engine not to start at all.
Why is my starter not connecting to the flywheel?
This causes the starter gear to not engage properly and grind against the flywheel. When a starter is “over-starting” it is actually not disengaging from the flywheel properly.
What happens when a flywheel gets stuck on a lawn mower?
The throttle one ( nearest the engine ) can come loose and enter the engine and jamb the valve, howevet this generally stops the engine at a specifie spot so it will turn backwards & forewards till the stuck valve stops the engine turning which is not what you are describing.
What causes a starter to spin without contact?
Free spinning is when, for some reason, the starter gear is just spinning without contacting anything. The sound is similar to that of a small drill spinning. When this happens there can be an issue with either the flywheel or the starter. In the case of the flywheel, the teeth might be sheared off in one area, or off the entire flywheel.
Is the spark plug out on my flywheel?
Will start to crank once or twice then stop. Checked fuses, battery and spark plug, all seem to be good. With spark plug out it will crank normally … read more
This causes the starter gear to not engage properly and grind against the flywheel. When a starter is “over-starting” it is actually not disengaging from the flywheel properly.
Why is the flywheel on my riding mower stuck?
It seems as if the flywheel is stuck when I start my riding mower. It moves but stops at a certain point. Oil was It seems as if the flywheel is stuck when I start my riding…
Free spinning is when, for some reason, the starter gear is just spinning without contacting anything. The sound is similar to that of a small drill spinning. When this happens there can be an issue with either the flywheel or the starter. In the case of the flywheel, the teeth might be sheared off in one area, or off the entire flywheel.
Will start to crank once or twice then stop. Checked fuses, battery and spark plug, all seem to be good. With spark plug out it will crank normally … read more