[Rhodes22-list] Motor Won't Start

[Philip]

You can try jumping a connection directly to your starter from the battery.
If it turns (beyond the solenoid clicking) it is probably the wiring.  If it
still clicks, it is probably the battery.  It could also be the switch on
the solenoid which, when the solenoid is forward, puts power to the starter.
I think that requires a whole solenoid or whole starter depending on the
manufacturer and whether or not you can replace individual components.

Philip

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 -----Original Message-----
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[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]  On Behalf Of John Lock
Sent:	Wednesday, December 12, 2007 8:26 AM
To:	The Rhodes 22 mail list
Subject:	Re: [Rhodes22-list] Motor Won't Start

At 04:14 AM 12/12/2007 -0800, you wrote:
>Tried to start my motor last night and it happened again.  Any advice?  My
>wife recommended a little blue pill.  I'll fumble around with the wiring
but
>from last year's labor charge I assume there's some major disassembling to
>get to the connections.  Just to connect the pull start requires a lot of
>breaking and entering.

Sounds like a wiring problem to me.  The clicking sound is the
solenoid throwing the starting gear into place.  But there isn't
enough current coming thru the connection to turn the starter against
the engine compression.  I'm guessing you've got a poor (i.e
corroded) connection somewhere either on the battery end or the
starter end of the positive lead, but check the ground side as
well.  Wouldn't hurt to try another battery in there just in
case.  If corrosion is not obvious at first inspection, remove the
connectors entirely and check the mating surfaces underneath.

Cheers!

John Lock
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s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
Lake Sinclair, GA
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