motor clicking when try to start

[haymon15]

i tried to jump start my motor and now it makes a clicking noise when i turn over the key. i replaced the solinoid with a used one and it seems to be bad also.

 

[Quackrstackr]

Sounds like a bad battery or bad connections to me.

 

[geemyrick]

I'm sure you have already checked but my motor does the same thing every now and again. Turned out that my starter gets hung up. I spin the flywheel and it's fine till the next time.

 

[crazymanme2]

Make sure its heavy enough,jump a hot wire directly to the post on the starter.That will eliminate the solenoid.

 

[CarlF]

Sounds like not enough juice from the battery or a bad solenoid.
If the battery has a couple of bad cells, even jumping it off might not work. Fully charge the battery or put on one that you know has a full charge. If that does not fix it, then I think it is the solenoid.

 

[huntinfool]

Sounds like a dirty connection or possibly a bad starter as greemyrick stated.

 

[Captain Ahab]

Make sure its heavy enough,jump a hot wire directly to the post on the starter.That will eliminate the solenoid.

YES! Do this and then you will know

 

[haymon15]

i tested the solenoid and was ok. I also did a load test on the battery and it read good and was around 11 volts. i am currently charging the battery and going to try to start in the am.

 

[KMixson]

11 volts is kind of low. You may have a bad cell in the battery. When you tested it, was that with a load on it(100 amps or more) or just battery voltage? Battery voltages drop a good bit when you put a load on them. If you have a bad cell it could drop so low it will engage the solenoid but not be enough to turn the starter motor. It could also be a loose wire somewhere. I would check all the wire connections first.

 

[Zum]

11 volts kinda low???
Thought it was dead?

 

[haymon15]

i tried to jump the starter and got nothing so im leaning towards a bad ground wire or the starter is bad. any help please.