The car kick starter is a component that put life to your car: it “turns over” your engine. That’s why I manual gear transmission cars, when your car starter fails, you can switch the ignition on, roll down a hill or have a push of the car, move your gear to 2, the clutch in gear, and the engine start and rev just fine, even after the starter must have been removed from the car! However it should be noted here that faulty starter’s exhibits the same behaviour of bad car batteries so it it important to ensure you have a proper battery that can power your engine, have this fully charged to ensure the right diagnoses is given.
How do you know a bad starter? Here are some signs
Slow spinning over of the engine
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