1995 MUSTANG... JUST A CLICK WHEN TRYING TO START
#1
1995 MUSTANG... JUST A CLICK WHEN TRYING TO START
Hey guys fairly new here..
here is the deal
1995 5.0 when trying to start all i get is a click... battery is 5 months old...
thought it was solenoid.. pulled starter and hooked up power and grounded it it worked fine... put it back on the car and just a click... so took it off and took to parts store and they tested three times and said its fine... wth! sure can hear my fuel pump kick on (t-rex) when i turn key forward and lights and radio and electric seats work... what do you think???
its making me crazy...
i push started it and did fine... killed it and just a click when trying to start again.
here is the deal
1995 5.0 when trying to start all i get is a click... battery is 5 months old...
thought it was solenoid.. pulled starter and hooked up power and grounded it it worked fine... put it back on the car and just a click... so took it off and took to parts store and they tested three times and said its fine... wth! sure can hear my fuel pump kick on (t-rex) when i turn key forward and lights and radio and electric seats work... what do you think???
its making me crazy...
i push started it and did fine... killed it and just a click when trying to start again.
#3
I feel like it's solenoid... but solenoid is on the starter and oreillys said it tested good... could they be wrong?? Something I can do to test it myself?
any ideas on a test I can run to narrow it down... taking battery to be tested now..
any ideas on a test I can run to narrow it down... taking battery to be tested now..
#6
Battery tested good.....
just a click while installed while pulled out and hooked up and used jumper jumper cables to ground the starter works..
if its not grounded good I don't think it will click or anything
just a click while installed while pulled out and hooked up and used jumper jumper cables to ground the starter works..
if its not grounded good I don't think it will click or anything
#7
Inspect both cables for cuts and internal corrosion. Inspect and clean all connections from battery to starter. Your not getting full current for some reason.
This happened to a friend's older Camaro. It ended up being a small cut on the positive cable down by the starter. Internal corrosion ate the copper wires over time and one day all he got was a click no matter what he tried as you explained.
Good luck
This happened to a friend's older Camaro. It ended up being a small cut on the positive cable down by the starter. Internal corrosion ate the copper wires over time and one day all he got was a click no matter what he tried as you explained.
Good luck
#8
That would be an incorrect assumption. A dirty ground could cause everything to work fine until it needs the big draw of amperage that a starter requests. So a click would be perfectly expected with a dirty/bad ground. Easy way to check that could be to take a jumper cable from ground post to a known good ground and try restarting, if you still get a click, then more than likely your ground is good.
#9
Well lets look at what we know its not..
Ignition switch, since your getting a reaction from the solenoid as an audible click.
Solenoid since it correctly engages on a bench test.
Since they do a load test on the starter and it tests OK Id say the starter is fine.
Things that need attention,
All grounds, cables/connections cleaned checked, starter connections tight
Starter mating service,, clean of oil/debris
Insure no binding of starter drive on flywheel when engaging. Inspect starter Drive gear for wear.
Ignition switch, since your getting a reaction from the solenoid as an audible click.
Solenoid since it correctly engages on a bench test.
Since they do a load test on the starter and it tests OK Id say the starter is fine.
Things that need attention,
All grounds, cables/connections cleaned checked, starter connections tight
Starter mating service,, clean of oil/debris
Insure no binding of starter drive on flywheel when engaging. Inspect starter Drive gear for wear.