capz
New Member
Help get me in the water by memorial day!
I went to start up for the first time this season and all I'm getting is the dreaded single click from the starter solenoid. Batteries are good 13+ on both. Neutral start is good. With the key in run I took the throttle just out of neutral and I can hear that click. I was getting tired so the only test I did was jump from the red battery connection to the ignition lead on the solenoid and it tried to crank good and hard.
So I assumed it's a bad starter solenoid until I read this somewhere on how to diagnose a no start condition.
".....if the engine cranks when you jump the Red to Yellow/Red lead; but it does not crank when you use the Key Switch, it means you have a bad Key Switch"
Does this apply even if I hear the solenoid clicking? I had ruled out the ignition switch because I heard the click. Any thoughts?
I went to start up for the first time this season and all I'm getting is the dreaded single click from the starter solenoid. Batteries are good 13+ on both. Neutral start is good. With the key in run I took the throttle just out of neutral and I can hear that click. I was getting tired so the only test I did was jump from the red battery connection to the ignition lead on the solenoid and it tried to crank good and hard.
So I assumed it's a bad starter solenoid until I read this somewhere on how to diagnose a no start condition.
".....if the engine cranks when you jump the Red to Yellow/Red lead; but it does not crank when you use the Key Switch, it means you have a bad Key Switch"
Does this apply even if I hear the solenoid clicking? I had ruled out the ignition switch because I heard the click. Any thoughts?