[Healeys] Problem with starting/ starter motor?

[Bob Spidell]

If you have the original type solenoid press the button on the back with the cutoff switch in the 'ON' position. If the starter fires consistently then the problem is between the ignition switch and the primary circuit in the solenoid. If the starter doesn't fire, or is weak or inconsistent the contacts in the solenoid may be burnt (which could cause the 'clicking' sound you described). 

I actually do suspect this may be a coincidence. 

Bob 


-------------------------------- 
Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Derek Job" <derek.c.job at gmail.com> 
To: "Forum" <Healeys at autox.team.net> 
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 8:55:19 AM 
Subject: [Healeys] Problem with starting/ starter motor? 

My car was totally rebuilt 9 years ago, and has only done about 8,000 miles 
since then. It has a high torque starter which was firing instantly into 
life and starting the engine first go no problems. That was until last 
night. Now I'm getting a strange kind of clicking, but sometimes it jumps 
into life. 

<snip> 

Anyway, that is where I had got to. It sarted Ok once or twice and I went 
for a short run. Later on I tried to start it again and thats when I got 
the funny noise, interspersed with it starting ok, which leads to me to 
think its an electrical connection fault somewhere. They all appear to be 
good connections at the starter solenoid and starter itself and Im 
rechecking the ignition and starter buttom connections but how do I do 
determine if it is a problem with either the solenoid or starter themselves? 

Derek 
www.healeysix.net