I have just changed the starter solenoid on my 2003 Honda Rancher 350 4x4. Also have a new battery. When trying to start it i am still getting the clicking from the solenoid. I have also checked all connections to and from terminal posts.
Starter solenoid still clicking after being changed?
The solenoid is what engages the starter. When it clicks, it's supposed to be bridging a connection so that the starter gets contact in order to crank. If the solenoid is clicking but the the starter is not cranking, the starter itself might be bad, or it might be disconnected.
To test the starter, like others have said, you can connect a battery directly to it. What I find is easier however, is to bridge the positive from the solenoid straight to the starter. (Alternator is usually hooked up to the positiver terminal of the starter.) If it sparks, you've probably got the right one, and if it does spark but does not crank, your starter is probably bad.
If it is, it might have a strongly acrid smell which is another way you can check, but much less reliable.
(I've only done this on 80's cars, but I'm pretty sure even on a 2003 car the principle is still the same.) Good luck!
Starter solenoid still clicking after being changed?
well, if the battery and starter are good and the wiring is also, but all that you hear is a click then you could have a problem with the engine itself. if the engine is seized it will not turn under the engines power. if it is under a hydraulic lock then it still will not turn. pull the plugs out and hit the key again. if it cranks over and you get a lot of liquid out, then you get to figure out what the liquid is and then how it got into the cylinders. good luck.
did you check the starter to see if it would motor? use jumper cables directly to the starter neg on the case and tap the pos to the pos input of the starter.
Usually thats a battery problem but youve checked that so, check the cable to the starter to see if its grounding against a header or something
