The painted dot usually denotes the lightest part of the tire and should be alligned with the valve stem. This will minimize the amount of weights needed to balance a tire.
A similar thing happene to me. Starter would spin, engine wouldn't crank. The findings were, someone used an incorrect bolt on the bendix and reused the lock. The bolt wound up falling out and the bendix was just spinning on the shaft.
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