Irv 115 #1 Posted February 24, 2015 1996 312-8. No start. Solenoid clicks. tried jumping it but nothing. Direct from battery to starter and it turns. Saftey switches seem to be okay. Any ideas? thanks guys Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coadster32 793 #2 Posted February 24, 2015 I've had a solenoid click on me, but the contacts were burnt enough not to carry the load. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KC9KAS 4,741 #3 Posted February 24, 2015 Bad connections, low battery, even with jumpers you may have "bad" connections. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Irv 115 #4 Posted February 25, 2015 (edited) Good battery. (by the way, I'm not messing with it now, it's in the back shed surrounded by 4 ft. of snow, just getting some ideas before I can get to it). As I said, I tried jumping the solenoid terminats with no luck but when I go direct from the battery to the starter it turns fine. Could it be a fuse or bad connection at the starter? Edited February 25, 2015 by Irv Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gwest_ca-(File Mod) 10,505 #5 Posted February 25, 2015 This should help. Each circuit has it's own diagram Garry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Don1977 604 #6 Posted February 28, 2015 (edited) I have had a lot of trouble with the those cheep solenoids. Clicking solenoid - usually means a weak battery but you have ruled that out by jumping to the starter. I haven't had any trouble with this type it's the same type Wheel Horse used on my C-120. You may have to modify the cable ends as this one has 5/16" bolts. http://www.delcity.net/store/Solenoid-Switch-!-SPST-12V-750:100A-Grounded-Intermittent/p_743399 Edited February 28, 2015 by Don1977 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Irv 115 #7 Posted April 16, 2015 Finally got around to working on it.It was a bad solenoid. That's the first time I've had a solenoid go bad that I could'nt jump to make it work. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
