I was wondering if anyone has ever had the following problem and what my have caused it. I went to start my car yesterday and after cranking it over and over I had what appered to be a backfire then the starter made a very bad sound. I crawled under the car and I could see the gear on the starter was stuck in the engage mode. I pushed it back with a screwdriver and tried again. Same terrible noise. Upon further inspection I found the housing had split. I replaced the starter and it appears to be OK. I believe the battery got too low and it tried to fire causing a severe counter rotation of the engine. Do you think this could happen? Any comments or suggestions would be appriciated.
Thanks,
Terry
Thanks,
Terry