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Originally Posted by timmy2
Disconnect the yellow wire to the starter then connect the battery and see if it still wants to try to start.
If it does, it isn’t the ignition switch.
Or, even easier, just disconnect the 14 pin connector at the fuse panel and connect the battery to test the same.
If it still tries to start: Pull the starter and see if the bendix is stuck.
New means nothing for reliability and longevity these days with where the parts are likely made…
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Well, woke up early to do just what you stated. Disconnect the yellow wire from the starter, read your post and great idea to just disconnect the 14pin conn.
Did that and upon hooking up the battery the starter immediately starting turning over.
So....guess that means I need to pull/replace the starter.
I am reading on the internals of starters and the system itself trying to figure out how over night this could happen. Car and starter were solid. Grounds are good and wiring appears to have no issues...shut down the car the night before and everything was fine, sounded fine, etc...
Can a starter/internals just fail overnight and cause a constant drain on the battery? ...
Appreciate the response timmy2, saved me from getting under the car at 6am.
I don't mind replacing things, that's easy, but this has made me a bit paranoid in regards to what a worse case scenario could be undetected.
Thanks -
Erik