[Rhodes22-list] Motor Won't Start

[Leland]

"...but just tap it, not a whack."  You must know me pretty well!  I'll try
to be gentle.

Thanks!


R Orkin wrote:
> 
> 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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