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Today I was looking at an '84 245 intercooled turbo at a guy's house. The other day we had tried to start it, but could not manage to get it jumped. Well, today I threw a new battery in, and the thing just would not turn over. It cranked as though the battery were near dead. I heard the click from the starter solenoid and a clunk as the starter motor attempet to turn the engine over. All that resulted was the engine vibrating a bit. I kept trying it, and all I kept getting was the "click" and the engine shaking a bit. I read up on it in the haynes manual and from what I gleaned, the starter motor seems to be shot. I heard the click from the soleniod, so I am pretty sure that is still relatively ok. I was curious to know if the problem could be anywhere else, so I don't take something off that didn't need to be taken off. And, if it is the starter motor, how long does it take to replace. Can I jack the car up and take it out that way? I am debating whether or not to buy the car based on this. If it is not a time consuming job, I want to get a used starter unit(both soleniod and motor), and put them in on-site so I can hear the engine.

Comments would be much appreciated in response to this novella.