That was my thought, too, but I just replaced the starter yesterday, and nothing changed. The old starter (just 3 yrs old) didn't look like the teeth were mangled, which I would have expected if it wasn't engaging properly. As for the solenoid, I tried shorting across the solenoid with a heavy wire, and it still made the same noise.
Can an auto parts store use their standard starter testing machine to test a tiny little starter like this? I suppose I could test it in a bench vice with some jumper cables and a car battery...
This doesn't really sound like a flywheel problem, because if I hit an empty spot with no good teeth, it wouldn't engage at all from then on, would it? I'm hearing it fire once-ish every time I turn the key.
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