Hi - I'm a GM guy. My new wife is a Mopar girl. Her '97 concord 3.5 quit starting, no crank. She said it acted like the Batt was low 2-3 times in the last 2-3 weeks.

I disconnected, cleaned and tightened the Batt cables
swapped the start relay, checked the fuses...

No click of solenoid when key in start. can hear other relays closing.

Can I jump across the terminals on the starter to see if the solenoid is OK? I'm trying to determine if the solenoid or starter is junk.

Thanks,
Mike

 

hit the starter and try and start it.

 

By 'Hit the starter you mean "Give it a love tap with a Ford Wrench 9 (smallish hammer)? Correct?

Thanks,
MikeP

 

Tapped on starter. Tried to turn over for a second. Tapped and tried again. Some solenoid clicking 4,5 times. then nothing.

Starter? How hard is it to get out? Does it come out forward with the oil filter out?

THANKS!
MikeP

 

try arking the solenoid terminals that connect the started wires and see if it will crank that way

 

Hi -

Arcking across the Starter terminals produced spark (duh), and no attempt to crank.

If starter is bad, how does it come out of there?

Thanks very much,

Mike

 

3.5L ENGINE
REMOVAL
Disconnect battery negative cable Remove and Install Battery Cable
Raise vehicle.
For easier servicing, do not remove the wiring from starter at this time.
Remove three bolts attaching starter to engine Starter - 3.5 L Engine
Remove starter solenoid assembly from transmission housing. Position the starter to gain access to the wiring connectors.
Remove the battery positive cable nut from starter and remove cable Wire Terminal Connection
Disconnect push on solenoid connector.
Remove the starter from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
For installation, reverse the above procedures. Clean corrosion/dirt from the cable and wire terminals before installing wiring to the solenoid.