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[Trayder]

Ebbenizer is on to something, while you are at it go over every connection on the engines electrical system with an emery cloth. and then spray some corrosion block on it.

[RODMAN]

Chance, I would check with a test light or volt meter,you said you can hear a clicking at the slave,check voltage as someone trys to start at both sides slave from eng.ground and battery ground.You should have power on that slave on bat. side and when you att. to start (hear the click) power should on starter side.(rember use eng. ground and batt. ground just to make sure you have a good ground)Power on batt. side,,att. to start (click) check starter side,no power bad slave.Power on both sides check term. on starter and power at the starter.If you have power at starter when att. to start you have a bad starter. Hope this will help.

[CHANCE1234]

Thanks Rod man, however i know both the slave and starter are good as another slave was put in today (that makes 3 just to make sure) and the starter i tested before i installed it 5 days ago and she worked fine. I was going to do more tests but the rain came. If i can bring myself to look at it again i will go back latter tonight. Thanks for any help. Also i put in 2 new batteries with 12.7 volts each. I heard that 12v is only at 25% and that will burn out the slave if used at 25%. Still no change however, same damn noise. It has to be either a ground that i can't see or a bad wire. everything else is brand new. If it wasen't for bad luck i would have no luck at all. What is even making things worse is the fact that i toped her off the other day and i hear that if you don't use the new fuel within 15 days it starts to loose octane (or something like that) So after i get this fixed i will probably have issues with the fuel system. I may be a little pessimistic at this point. Sorry

[RODMAN]

Chance, If you have voltage to the starter get a jumper cable and go from the battery ground to the engine block.If she cranks you have to check your grounds.Good luck.

[CHANCE1234]

what do you mean "go from the battery ground to the engine block" do you mean from the neg side of the battery to the engine block? What size cable should i use to jump it. I don't know a thing about electrical. Sorry.

A set of jumper cables will do for the test on the ground system ya know car jumper cables. Also get rid of the volt meter and use a test light, for those that are unsure or learning about DC electrical systems the volt meter can be deceiving can't go wrong with a test light and as far as the low voltage issues if the batteries are at 12 volt it should engage the starter and turn the motor over low voltage will burn up starters but a solinoid is just a switch that is turned on or engaged by a electromagnetic coil that engages when voltage is applied to the coil. If you start at the posi. term on the starter with the test light and go backwards stopping and checking every connection of that wire until you get to the positive terminal on the battery while the key is turned to the start position you can rule out that and move on then do the same with the ground by connecting the test light clamp to the pos. side of the battery. If your on the boat and can't figure it out call me I can probably talk you through any checks you'll need to do 281-850-9521.

Good luck
Scott

[CHANCE1234]

Thanks scott, you should proably expect a call tommorrow around 3pm eastern standard time. I appreciate it.