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05-11-2008, 05:40 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Re: Nothing but clicking when starting...

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Originally Posted by Blulakr View Post
If the fender relay clicks, the clutch safety switch is good. A new starter isn't necessarily a good one. Try having a friend hold the key in the start position with the clutch in while you tap on the starter with a light hammer or a wrench. If it then starts your starter is definately bad.

Better yet, spend a couple bucks and get yourself a 12v test light. Most electrical problems can be diagnosed with this $3 tool. With the clutch in and the key in the crank position you should have power to both the big and small wires at the starter.
There is only one wire at the starter and that that goes up to the relay on the fender. What other wire is there on the starter....I only have the one
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