Scott,
Suggest you try to turn the engine by hand to see if it is free. If so,
check the solenoid (which is producing the clicking not the starter
motor). A bad solenoid may be the problem. The little white cloud out
the exhaust may just be the result of running out of gas.
Alan S
67 BJ8
Scott Willis wrote:
>So the Healey was running kinda good. Then I got in to rev it. Some electrical
>sounding snap happened when I pushed the throttle. It could have been a back
>fire kind of thing. But it was doing it as I rev'd days before. This time the
>engine stopped and a little white cloud came out of the exhaust.
>
>It would not start again. I noticed I was low on gas too just to throw in
>another variable. I put in some gas.
>
>Now the starter will just click, click, click each time I push the start
>button. I have checked batter voltage and I unconnected as well as reconnected
>all cables from battery and starter.
>
>What else could cause the starter to just click? I beat it a couple times with
>the ole dead blow like I've done to the fuel pump in the past. I see a little
>door on the side of the starter. Hmmm.
>
>Weee,
>Scott
>Mashed BN7
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