<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506120080466_54455">That will teach ya! These cars are like women, they will not be ignored. You can't let them sit. More than likely find some corrosion in a "hot" connection somewhere.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506120080466_54456">Mike MacLean<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1506120080466_54350"><span></span></div> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" size="2"> On Friday, September 22, 2017 2:26 PM, Steven Michelsen via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:<br></font></div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv2928565139"><div><div style="font-family:Verdana;">Thanks to all for your suggestions. Here is where I am at:</div><div style="font-family:Verdana;"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family:Verdana;">I confirmed (I hope) that the starter motor is not stuck, by putting the car in 4th and pushing it backwards about 5 feet. I could hear the engine turning over as I pushed it. I also turned the square bolt at the end of the starter motor - it turned freely.</div><div style="font-family:Verdana;"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family:Verdana;">I cleaned the neg battery cable connection to the firewall. The other three - the pos and neg battery terminals, and the pos connection at the solenoid, were looked at when I replaced the solenoid. All is good there.</div><div style="font-family:Verdana;"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family:Verdana;">As fas as I know, I have a "regular" starter. It is not original - dated 1997.</div><div style="font-family:Verdana;"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family:Verdana;">Still nothing but that CLICK. </div><div style="font-family:Verdana;"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family:Verdana;">I will put the battery on a charger and try again tonight or tomorrow. Any further input/ideas/theories are greatly appreciated.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">On Fri, Sep 22, 2017 at 01:31 PM, CosmicMag1380 wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv2928565139yqt9144264289" id="yiv2928565139yqt95100"><blockquote style="border-left:2px solid rgb(136, 136, 136);margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>In addition to the other good advice, I would start by charging the new battery first. You should charge a new one to capacity prior to "flashing" it for the first time. All that means is start with a completely charged battery before putting a heavy load on it. Since you have already cranked it until it slowed down, it probably did not have a full charge right off the shelf.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div>Also check to see if the starter pinion is stuck in the ring gear. It may not have retracted after the final cranking attempt. That would cause a clicking sound... Just put the car in neutral and turn the engine by hand to see if it is stuck.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div>Kent<br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv2928565139gmail_extra"><br clear="none"><div class="yiv2928565139gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 21, 2017 at 11:12 PM, Steven Michelsen via Spridgets <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote class="yiv2928565139gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">It's been an awful long time since I've posted, and even longer since my (formerly) reliable 1500 Midget has given me any trouble at all. But now I have a small challenge...<br clear="none">
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The other day I tried to start it for the first time in many months, using a brand new battery. First, it cranked and cranked, slowing down as it tried to start. Next time - nothing. Just a solid CLICK. I mistakenly took this to mean that I needed a new solenoid, which I bought and installed. That wasn't the answer. I turn the key and get a solid CLICK. The battery is still good - lights and such work fine.<br clear="none">
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My question is, what's the next step to diagnose this?<br clear="none">
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