Starter Click

[Brad]

Installed a new battery in my 94 750 SLT and push the start button to only hear click. Ran well all last year until she was stored. Could the engine be seized or is the starter just bad? help please

[ph2ocraft]

Hi BRAD, WELCOME to the Green Hulk Forums!!!

You can remove the cover over the drive shaft and then see if you can rotate the engine by hand.
Did you charge the battery as per the directions or just install it?
Are the connectors clean at the battery?

[Brad]

I installed the battery after filling it with the acid. The next day I installed it to get just the click so I put a slow charger on it for about 8 hours when it was installed and still got just the click. the charger amps jump up to 6-8 right after I hit the statr button and stays there until it slowly goes down to fully charged. needle all the way to the left

[ph2ocraft]

Make sure you can rotate the engine just so you know the engines O.K.

[Brad]

Is it OK to charge the battery like that? Also can you jump a PWC off of a car if needed? If I can turn the engine could it be the starter? I will try to turn the engine in the am, Thanks for your help

[xlint89]

Remove the sparkplugs first, before you try turning the motor by hand. It makes it ALOT easier. If the engine turns, that's good. It may be a starter, or a bendix, or poor connections like PH20 said. Definately leave the battery on the charger overnight, just to make sure it is fully charged.

[Brad]

Well good news I can turn the crank byhand so she is not locked up. I left the charger on all night on the new battery and still only get a click at the starter when the button is pushed. I even jumped it off of a car battery still just clickclick. Any suggestions, If I need to take the starter out how hard is that? it looks like the starter is down under the exhaust manifold. Also I noticed a brown wire from the electrical box that was broken off of a piece that bolts under the exhaust manifold can that affect the starter?

[ph2ocraft]

That is good news, the rest is easy.
First clean that ground cable that attaches to the engine or engine bed plate, it's famous for a poor connection.
If that doesn't work, try by-passing the starter solenoid.
If that doesn't work, try a secondary power source, put the + directly to the large starter wiring leading to the starter and the - directly to the engine and see if it turns over.
If none of those work, remove the starter and test outside.

[Polaris_Nut#1]

Ah I feel your pain, I have to try all these tricks again. It's usually just a bad ground somewhere.

[Brad]

Thanks for all your help, Where do I find the main ground? Does it go from the battery to the engine? How do you bypass the solenoid? Does that brown wire do anything important? If I need to get the starter out how do I get to it? Thanks