Starter repeatedly clicks, doesn’t turn over engine
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From: Honah Lee
When I see 12.9 from people, it tells me they are checking battery with a surface charge on it from the charger. Alway take your battery reading after turning on light for a minute and then everything off. Then check.
(A maintenance charger puts out about 13.5 or so to charge. It leaves a surface charge until that is pulled off with a load or letting battery normalize a few hours)
I am reading a lot of confusing about is starter running or not.
Your 12.5 probably is your actual battery condition. A little low for a new battery if it's been given a good 24 hours on a maintenance charger.
You either still have a battery issue, cable issues, or a starter issues.
I would address problem in that order.
Ballpark battery is 12.7. A 12.3 is just about discharged. Once you actually get it cranking, it should not drop below 9.7 on a stock motor.
(A maintenance charger puts out about 13.5 or so to charge. It leaves a surface charge until that is pulled off with a load or letting battery normalize a few hours)
I am reading a lot of confusing about is starter running or not.
Your 12.5 probably is your actual battery condition. A little low for a new battery if it's been given a good 24 hours on a maintenance charger.
You either still have a battery issue, cable issues, or a starter issues.
I would address problem in that order.
Ballpark battery is 12.7. A 12.3 is just about discharged. Once you actually get it cranking, it should not drop below 9.7 on a stock motor.
Last edited by Jackie Paper; May 19, 2024 at 10:30 AM.
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From: backwoods
How many miles on starter?
In my experience, starter clutches kick back when bad. I have never done it, but some people talk about pushing solenoid in. Ya starters are expensive!!
No idea what the issue is since I observe a strict order of operations during diagnostics. A couple of points, however. Be careful applying outside power, it's easy to hurt computers. If the battery is good, the cables aren't showing an appreciable resistance and are clean at both ends and directly jumping the starter solenoid has the same effect as pressing the start button, the starter is likely bad.
Assuming you cleaned / replaced the copper contacts in the solenoid and plunger and that the starter was correctly reassebled, the repeated clicking would indicate a lack of incoming power.
Assuming you cleaned / replaced the copper contacts in the solenoid and plunger and that the starter was correctly reassebled, the repeated clicking would indicate a lack of incoming power.
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From: poway
When I see 12.9 from people, it tells me they are checking battery with a surface charge on it from the charger. Alway take your battery reading after turning on light for a minute and then everything off. Then check.
(A maintenance charger puts out about 13.5 or so to charge. It leaves a surface charge until that is pulled off with a load or letting battery normalize a few hours)
I am reading a lot of confusing about is starter running or not.
Your 12.5 probably is your actual battery condition. A little low for a new battery if it's been given a good 24 hours on a maintenance charger.
You either still have a battery issue, cable issues, or a starter issues.
I would address problem in that order.
Ballpark battery is 12.7. A 12.3 is just about discharged. Once you actually get it cranking, it should not drop below 9.7 on a stock motor.
(A maintenance charger puts out about 13.5 or so to charge. It leaves a surface charge until that is pulled off with a load or letting battery normalize a few hours)
I am reading a lot of confusing about is starter running or not.
Your 12.5 probably is your actual battery condition. A little low for a new battery if it's been given a good 24 hours on a maintenance charger.
You either still have a battery issue, cable issues, or a starter issues.
I would address problem in that order.
Ballpark battery is 12.7. A 12.3 is just about discharged. Once you actually get it cranking, it should not drop below 9.7 on a stock motor.
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From: Honah Lee
And I never said to check with lights on if you are referring to me.
Help the first poster. You want to make statements to him, fine, whatever you like to say, I am fine with.
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From: poway
The last 4 Yuasa AGM I had read 12.9 out of the box and the same a few days later. GYZ30HL and GYZ20H(L) They also read 10-20% above the rated CCA.
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From: Honah Lee
Didn't say I didn't believe you. And why I said
'Help the first poster. You want to make statements to him, fine, whatever you like to say, I am fine with.
It just not what I have seen.
And yes I have read what you are saying and how to propercharge a AGM..
Remember also up there, I ask and talked about making sure he wasn't reading some of the charging voltage and to make sure of it.
Just trying to rule a good or bad issue from text is pretty difficult.
Last edited by Jackie Paper; May 19, 2024 at 08:20 PM.
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From: poway
Didn't say I didn't believe you. And why I said
'Help the first poster. You want to make statements to him, fine, whatever you like to say, I am fine with.
It just not what I have seen.
And yes I have read what you are saying and how to propercharge a AGM..
Remember also up there, I ask and talked about making sure he wasn't reading some of the charging voltage and to make sure of it.
Just trying to rule a good or bad issue from text is pretty difficult.
'Help the first poster. You want to make statements to him, fine, whatever you like to say, I am fine with.
It just not what I have seen.
And yes I have read what you are saying and how to propercharge a AGM..
Remember also up there, I ask and talked about making sure he wasn't reading some of the charging voltage and to make sure of it.
Just trying to rule a good or bad issue from text is pretty difficult.