You hop in your Dodge diesel and turn the key only to be greeted with a click-click sound, instead of the more familiar whirring of your starter motor. Something is wrong. You somehow knew that the ...

A car's starter is basically an electric motor and has all the basic parts common to electric motors. In addition to the armature and brushes common to electric motors, the Chrysler mini-starter has ...

You have a couple of options here. You can remove the stater motor and take it to an auto electrician who will be able to test it, see what’s wrong with it and give you a quote to rebuild the unit. Or ...

One of the downsides of dealing with vintage muscle cars is that every time you take one out on the open road, you are stressing out those vintage drivetrain components and inviting failure. We have ...

How do I fix my car not starting in the cold? From flat batteries to locked car doors, here are the most common causes in winter and how to fix them.

See exactly how a starter actually spins a motor thanks to this nifty custom see-through model. Starter motors are incredibly convenient pieces of engineering. Instead of having to use a hand crank to ...