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1) I read a thread recently about these starters and if I remember correctly, it stated something about the gear size actually made the high torque starters turn a bit slower, but added torque.
2) Good advice on the yellow wire. Another place to look is the connector (14-pin, IIRC) located near the diagnostic port at the left rear of the engine compartment. Connector #1 is the yellow wire conjunction from the ignition switch to the solenoid, and sometimes gets crudded up.
3) I went through all of this recently, and found the problem was that the solenoid wasn't getting enough juice to turn the engine over....just an audible "click". The problem, which is very common, was from an old aftermarket alarm system and the horrible tie-in connections to install it. Some of the wires, especially the yellow one, had only a couple of wire strands tying everything together. Definitely not enough to fire over a starter system that needs every ounce of energy it can get to kick these beasts over.
BTW: a hammer rap also helped, although the solenoid wasn't the real problem.
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