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Old Feb 23, 2015 | 06:35 PM
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It just not trying to start, before you could tell it had some umph to it and wanting to start right up now it just powerless and flat making a smooth sound if that helps
 
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Old Feb 23, 2015 | 06:38 PM
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Can you take a video on your phone, upload it to youtube, and then link the video in the thread? That would help us understand the sound a lot better!
 
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Old Feb 23, 2015 | 06:42 PM
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I will do that yes, I can post it tomorrow because the truck is at my job 20 minutes away in a parking lot lol
 
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Old Feb 23, 2015 | 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by madpogue
That would be the starter solenoid activating the bendix spring which engages the starter gear to the flywheel ring gear. But the OP says that the engine is turning over.
that's what I wanted. Bendix. If it's not working the starter would spin but not engage to the flywheel causing the "whine" he said it was making. The video should help.
 
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