[Rhodes22-list] Motor Won't Start

[Leland]

Rory,

No big surprise, but Rummy is probably right.  Charged the battery to 13.46
volts and tried the starter.  Lots of clicking but no starting.  Solenoid is
the next thing on the list.

Thanks!

Lee



R Orkin wrote:
> 
> I vote with Rummy.. If it was a car, I would be looking at the starter
> solenoid. Sometimes it is intergrated with the starter however.. Don't
> know how it works on the Merc.. I would have checked that first.. 
> If not that, then not enough juice is getting to the starter motor.. If
> possible check the voltage at the starter.. If enough voltage then it is
> Starter itself or the solenoid.. An old trick is to have someone press the
> starter button while you hit the starter with a piece of wood.. If it
> spins then it is again the starter more than likely or a stuck solenoid.. 
> 
> 
> R22RumRunner wrote:
>> 
>> Lee,
>> Sounds to me like the starter solenoid is shot. The clicking you hear is 
>> the 
>> solenoid trying to engage the starter, which isn't happening. My bet is
>> the  
>> solenoid is shot.
>>  
>> Rummy
>> 
>> 
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