Mine will click if the battery is not up to snuff or the connections are not
clean and tight. After a few attempts feel the cable terminals and see if they
feel hot if so there is excessive resistance and a cleaning ot tightening may
be needed. I just hat to do it to my cut off switch in the rear wheel well. I
would also bypass the solenoid to see if the starter spins, if it does the
battery etc. should be good and the solenoid bad..
--
Tim Davis BN7
> This car was sitting for 20+ years. I think this is the original solenoid.
> What are the symptoms of a bad solenoid? If it just clicks loudly once when
> I push the start button that means juice is getting to the started but just
> not enough, correct? Or it means the starter has issues of some sort.
>
> Should I rebuild starter or buy new? I was reading in Norm's book that the
> solenoid should be repaced at time of new starter. Is there a quality
> solenoid avail?
>
> Thanks!!
> Scott
> Mashed BN7
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alan Schultz" <alan@andysnet.net>
> To: "Scott Willis" <ahpowered@hotmail.com>
> Cc: <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 9:47 PM
> Subject: Re: Starter click, click, click....
>
>
> > Scott,
> >
> > Suggest you try to turn the engine by hand to see if it is free. If so,
> > check the solenoid (which is producing the clicking not the starter
> > motor). A bad solenoid may be the problem. The little white cloud out
> > the exhaust may just be the result of running out of gas.
> >
> > Alan S
> > 67 BJ8
> >
> >
> > Scott Willis wrote:
> >
> > >So the Healey was running kinda good. Then I got in to rev it. Some
> electrical
> > >sounding snap happened when I pushed the throttle. It could have been a
> back
> > >fire kind of thing. But it was doing it as I rev'd days before. This time
> the
> > >engine stopped and a little white cloud came out of the exhaust.
> > >
> > >It would not start again. I noticed I was low on gas too just to throw in
> > >another variable. I put in some gas.
> > >
> > >Now the starter will just click, click, click each time I push the start
> > >button. I have checked batter voltage and I unconnected as well as
> reconnected
> > >all cables from battery and starter.
> > >
> > >What else could cause the starter to just click? I beat it a couple times
> with
> > >the ole dead blow like I've done to the fuel pump in the past. I see a
> little
> > >door on the side of the starter. Hmmm.
> > >
> > >Weee,
> > >Scott
> > >Mashed BN7
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