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Thomas Patton
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• Ft. Bragg, NC, USA |
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• Registered on 12/22/2001 |
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 Posted:4/19/2003 15:40 |
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I'm not a beginner, but I still don't know all the tricks of the trade. My car wouldn't crank at all, just clicked alot, so I started out by buying a new starter. That didn't work, so I bought a new solenoid. I checked all of the fuzes under the dash, put the solenoid in correctly, and all I'm getting is the same clicking noise from the solenoid when I try to start her. Does anyone know what could be the problem. Please don't tell me it's just faulty wiring. |
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E. Long
 
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• Subscriber since 1/1/2001 |
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• Atlanta, GA, USA |
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• Registered on 1/23/2001 |
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• 2,229 posts |
• 10 Vehicles
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 Posted:4/19/2003 19:30 |
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| Quote: | | I'm not a beginner, but I still don't know all the tricks of the trade. My car wouldn't crank at all, just clicked alot, so I started out by buying a new starter. That didn't work, so I bought a new solenoid. I checked all of the fuzes under the dash, put the solenoid in correctly, and all I'm getting is the same clicking noise from the solenoid when I try to start her. Does anyone know what could be the problem. Please don't tell me it's just faulty wiring. |
Does the battery have a full charge?
Just out of curiosity, is it your '87 Mustang (that's all that's listed in your registry entries). Any other details would help...i.e., did it just start doing this one morning, has the vehicle been sitting for a long time, etc.?
-Eric
'67 Galaxie 500 - 390 FE, .030" over, FE to AOD adapter, disc brake conversion. The Daily Driver.
'00 Excursion - 7.3L PSD, LANDYOT Gen-II Radius Rods, Factory Tech Valve Body, 200K+ miles and going |
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BaMaFrEaK
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• Birmingham, AL, USA |
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• Registered on 1/28/2003 |
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Posted:4/25/2003 18:38 |
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sounds like a completely dead battery.
"Horsepower sales cars, torque wins races" Carrol Shelby |
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Thomas Patton
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• Ft. Bragg, NC, USA |
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• Registered on 12/22/2001 |
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Posted:5/2/2003 11:21 |
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yeah, its my 87. it was starting fine then it sat for about 3 weeks cause i was gone. when my wife went out to try and start it, the clicking was all that happened. any attempt since then has resulted in only solenoid noise. i bought the new FRPP liteweight starter and a new solenoid and both are installed. i also have a new starter cable but haven't put it in yet. also, the battery has plenty of charge, otherwise the solenoid wouldn't be getting any power, right? |
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John Barrett
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• West Palm Beach, FL, USA |
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• Registered on 1/31/2003 |
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Posted:5/17/2003 16:20 |
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| Quote: | | yeah, its my 87. it was starting fine then it sat for about 3 weeks cause i was gone. when my wife went out to try and start it, the clicking was all that happened. any attempt since then has resulted in only solenoid noise. i bought the new FRPP liteweight starter and a new solenoid and both are installed. i also have a new starter cable but haven't put it in yet. also, the battery has plenty of charge, otherwise the solenoid wouldn't be getting any power, right? |
Thomas, do not know if this will help you but - I have a F150 truck that had the same problem - Found that the Solenoid need to be grounded, so make sure your screws are good and tight there, also check all your grounds too (motor, chasis..etc.).
Hope this helps. |
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Robert Williams
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• Baltimore, MD, USA |
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• Registered on 5/17/2003 |
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Posted:5/26/2003 08:47 |
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my Torino was doing hat--It was the battery. It would charge up, but did not hold the charge. get a new battery, one with a long life. I got an 84 mo battery and get a new one every three years at no charge. |
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afoss_622
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• Orlando, FL, USA |
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• Registered on 3/25/2011 |
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Posted:3/25/2011 18:49 |
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Thomas, I am curious to what your solution ended up being. Was it the battery? |
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zoe23
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• Tasikmalaya, KS, Italy |
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• Registered on 7/31/2011 |
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DavidWilliam
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• washinton, CT, USA |
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• Registered on 11/5/2012 |
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Posted:11/5/2012 08:46 |
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did you check the connection wire properly??? may be due dust also this problem may occur.. loose contact may also create this problem.. check it properly... i even i had similar problem would like to share...this problem is arising in my mitsubishi pajero car.....
A yellow warning light came up on the dashboard. Sadly as I bought this vehicle second hand there is no owners manual. The warning light looks like a pump or right angle tube looking feature. Any ideas?
NE pajero
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