QuestionI can turn key and get a single click noise. Solenoid good (replaced). Battery good(replaced). All connections checked and cleaned. Removed starter, hooked jumper cables from battery to starter, starter turns. Hooked starter up to solenoid and ground(did not put it back on car), turned key, it worked! Tried it again, would click once each time I turned key. Hooked starter to battery again, it worked again. Hooked to solenoid again, it worked again one time, then clicked after that. Took starter to Advance Auto Parts. They checked it and said it was ok. I think I have a bad starter, but I do not want to buy a new one and find out thats not the problem. Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks.
AnswerHi Herbie:
Its your starter or solenoid.
The reason it works randomly is
because of the bushings happen to land
on the right spot sometimes. This would
indicate a bad starter, but the solenoid
relay could act this way as well. It's best
to replace the starter with one that has the solenoid
built in. Otherwise, replace both.
