starter keeps clicking.....help

[drksol22]

i cant get the starter to engage the flywheel. if you pull it out it engages fine but when key turned lots of clicking or clunking. even with power from battery too. any help? auto to manual rhd swap. also cant get the fuel pump to prime. what controls that too?

[-RJ-]

I would give your wires a check. Something might be loose or have a cut along the way from the battery to the starter. Is your battery terminals nice, tight and clean?

[drksol22]

yeah its not a clicking noises like its hitting the flywheel

[krash]

yup. Happens to mine too. Never figured it out. I just click the crap out of it until it starts.

[drksol22]

I found out today what it was... The starters differ in sizes. i measured from the flange to the top of the gear. my auto starter measured 1 1/2 inches and the old one from a friend measured 1 3/4 inch. that was enough to throw the gear out far enough to crank the flywheel over. Thanks for all the help and hope someone can use this info.