[Rhodes22-list] Motor Won't Start

[R Orkin]

Give the "tap the starter a try".. You can do it with a hammer but just tap
it. Not a whack :-)
If you want to hit a little harder, use a piece of wood.


Leland wrote:
> 
> 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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