Yet I can turn the engine over usuing the eshaft pulley so its not carbon locked.



Is it the dreaded starter wiring issue?



Oh, I should note that it makes ZERO noise from the starter when trying to start, and I have not yet checked the voltage.

 

clutch switch! ignition switch! could just be a bad starter too

 

Check out whay mike beezy said.

 

its the starter

 

does the solenoid click and the starter not turn? or is there no noise at all?

 

There was zero noise. I tested the starter off the car by applying direct voltage to it and it spun up and the solenoid works also so, its wiring it looks like.

 

i had the exact same problem for a while. I would hold in the clutch and roll the car with my foot, then pop it in gear at 1/2 a mph...not enough to do much more than spin the engine, but it would unstick the starter...fixed it permanently (so far) but beating the ***** out of the starter with a rubber mallet