[SOLVED] Diagnose my starter problem please

[keratos]

when you go to start it, hit the starter motor with a RUBBER mallet, not metal youll break it and not too hard but a decent wack, if it starts then new motor/brushes needed.

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thanks for this, alas 'twas not the brushes as the motor spins fine when hotwired to the battery (using a jump lead of course!!)