Quote Originally Posted by Kahuna
funny thing you say that. The guy at Sears (battery) said that as well. He said to "HIT" the starter with a hammer to see if it......connects. I tried but not sure how hard to hit or if I was hitting the right thing. I hit the part located on the left-side(facing the engine) under the heads connected with the belt. What part should I hit if any?
That's the alternator, don't hit that. Your starter will be on the other end of the engine with the transmission, I believe on the driver's side. It'll be a large, round cylinder about 5 - 6" in diameter with heavy cable and a couple smaller gauge wires going to it. You should be able to see and access it easily by crawling under just behind the front wheel. Use a brass mallet or 2X4 to give it a good rap near the end where it goes into the bell-housing. If it starts after that then you need a solenoid replaced/rebuilt. I've had this done before with the 3.2 on one of my Troopers and total charge was about $35. If you can't locate it just post here and I'll take a pic or two for you.