not turning over

[highrollin113]

so in the winter after i washed it my starter froze and i had to tap it with a hammer to get it to start, then a coupe weeks ago in 24*C it did it again so i tapped and off she went, today was not so warm and agian no start, i tried tapping and no go, i turned the key a 100 times and nothing, there was full battery power then while trying again in succession it just started, i got home parked where i needed it to be shut off and tried and it worked no problem, is this a sign of my starter going or electrical problem somewhere? is this common

 

[Thumper8302]

id say its ur starter on the way out man.... if u were tappin it and it fired up after that i think u found the culprit...

 

[Fauxnali]

It's the starter solenoid not engaging. Did you tap the starter or the solenoid?
The solenoid is the little can hanging off the side of the starter a little smaller than a popcan.