christd
Hello again to everyone...I have come across another problem with the old jeep and was hoping for some insight. When attempting to crank there is a fast paced clicking noise coming from the starter solenoid (engine does not turn over). I have replaced the starter solenoid and tested the starter and the battery (both when cranking and not). I am sort of lost as to what this may be, everything is wired up the same as it was before the problem. Any help would be incredible. Thanks.
Chris
tarior
I'd say that you have a bad connection somewhere. Clean all of your terminals, and any place that there is a connection or joint from the '-' battery post to ground and '+' battery post all the way to the starter. If your battery cables are crappy, get rid of 'em.
jeep_man_401
Low Battery voltage can also to this. Got a voltmeter? check the battery then see if it drops when you hit the key.
If it doesn't you can jump the two posts on the solenoid (I use a pliers :oops: 111!!! ) If it cranks then you have a problem with the solenoid.
You can also try and jump the little post on the solenoid to the Battery positive side. This small post gets power from the key and if it cranked then look for bad wires or connections on the ignition switch.
If it doesn't crank and the voltage doesn't go down look at the grounds on the Battery and engine block(when did it start doing this?) clean the connections on the battery and make sure they are tight. Those wire brush cable cleaners work slick.
tufcj
Like above, first thing to check is all the connections, positive and ground. Even if it's tight, take it off and clean it. The solenoid needs a good ground to the fender, and the battery needs a good ground to the body AND engine.
I just had a similar problem with my motorcycle. It's been on a battery tender since last November. I took it out last weekend and it cranked fine, but no start. Found that the voltage was dropping below 9 volts during cranking, enough to turn it over, but not to fire the coils. New battery, and it started right up. So a battery can show good voltage, but no load capability. Any auto parts place can do a load test.
Bob
tufcj
ironman_gq
most ignitions need 9.6 volts or higher to fire properly some wont work at all on less than that.
christd
so I rechecked all the wiring, grounds, and cables and found nothing...went and had the battery I had just bought a few months ago checked and it was bad (but still under warranty) so I replaced that and am back up and running strong...for the time being. Thank y'all for all the input.
