Tony Radford Tony we are there. Simple tests.
#1 does the motor crank over both ways one complete turn og the dampener?? This will tell if the motor is locked up.
#2 test is easy, take a plastic pallet and wack the starter motor 4-5 times. You are not trying to break it out of the block just shakeup the contacts and brushes inside of dirty. If the starter engages, you have a bad starter soleniod on the starter motor. if you have the same problem last test,
#3 take the starter out and get battery cables put starter in a lage vice to hold or no the ground and wedge it to stop it from running away
sorry a joke. Hook the NEG cable to the case and the POS one to the bottom terminal where the motor is hooked to the soleniod. You will get a good spark on contact but the motor should spin. If motor will not spin, bad starter motor, take it to pepboys or auto zone and see if they have a tester for the motor. if motor spins, retest starter at terminal top and use a bolt and tap the starter terminal and see if the starter motor and the nose gear extends outwould. If no, bad soleniod, if yes could still be bad soleniod on starter. That's the end of the tests. One way or the other you have your answer. If the starter motor has been hit or wacked a couple of times and now works, it's still a bad soleniod or starter brushes worn out or burnt. Depending the the starter you can buy just a soleniod. I just got 14 years out of a tilton mini. The starter gear in mine is worn out and couldn't get one in time for the canceled R&G. Have ordered the parts to fit it. Good luck If the car is on the quick lift should take about 1/2 hour to pull and test. Have any problems call me tonight at 732-254-3536 after 7:00pm to about 10:00pm. I willl walk you though this testing if needed. You can fix this yourself, it's a simple problem, we over think things too much. This is why I get a little dumber everyday.
Rick L.