starter solenoid just clicking

[Oliverguy-NE Ohio]

I have a battery that's at 12.7 volts. I replaced the old solenoid because it was just clicking. I put on a different one from a running tractor and it's still just clicking. I have good battery voltage and can't figure out why it's just clicking. thanks

 

[Tramway Guy]

What is the battery voltage when the solenoid clicks? It may have voltage with no load, and very little with draw.
12.7 volts is low, anyway. Fully charged, it should be more like 13.6 volts.

 

[rustred]

Maybe the cables are at fault . Hard to say till u load test the battery.

 

[rustred]

Maybe the cables are at fault . Hard to say till u load test the battery.

Try another battery like it’s battery or cables.

 

[Oliverguy-NE Ohio]

What is the battery voltage when the solenoid clicks? It may have voltage with no load, and very little with draw.
12.7 volts is low, anyway. Fully charged, it should be more like 13.6 volts.

I'll check that voltage

 

[rustred]

And take that battery and try it in the other tractor. all kinds of ways to find the problem

 

[Oliverguy-NE Ohio]

And take that battery and try it in the other tractor. all kinds of ways to find the problem I

I just checked the battery and the other tractor and it worked fine

 

[rustred]

Hook up some good booster cables tight to the solenoid and try that. What tractor ? Maybe engine is stuck

 

[Oliverguy-NE Ohio]

Hook up some good booster cables tight to the solenoid and try that. What tractor ? Maybe engine is stuck

it's a Minneapolis Moline bg I think. engines not locked up I turned it over with my hand. I'll try hooking a battery with some jumper cables directly to the starter to make sure it's not a bad starter

 

[Jim.ME]

What is the battery voltage when the solenoid clicks? It may have voltage with no load, and very little with draw.
12.7 volts is low, anyway. Fully charged, it should be more like 13.6 volts.

I think around 12.6-12.7 would be a fully charged 12-volt battery at rest. 13.6 to 14.6 (+/-) is charging voltage for a 12-volt system.

 

[old]

it's a Minneapolis Moline bg I think. engines not locked up I turned it over with my hand. I'll try hooking a battery with some jumper cables directly to the starter to make sure it's not a bad starter

Remove both battery cables at the starter and the ground and clean them up till shiny and then reconnect them. Had a problem like that with my OliverS88 and had bad connections at the battery cables

 

[Oliverguy-NE Ohio]

Remove both battery cables at the starter and the ground and clean them up till shiny and then reconnect them. Had a problem like that with my OliverS88 and had bad connections at the battery cables

ok will do

 

[Jim.ME]

Clean both ends of both battery cables as old posted. Do you by chance have the "clamp-on" repair battery cable ends at the battery posts? I have seen those lose connection in the clamp area.

With the tractor in neutral use a jumper wire to jump from a battery power source to the start terminal of the solenoid and see if the starter engages. If it does that can indicate a high resistance in the start switch/button or wire connection in that circuit.

 

[caterpillar guy]

Sounds like bad connections in the starting circuit from the battery to the switch and all. Could even be a bad switch but need to tst before just replacing parts and try each one as you go so you know if it helped or not. Sometimes just replacing parts things get missed or over looked and then you don't knnow where the trouble is.

 

[rustred]

it's a Minneapolis Moline bg I think. engines not locked up I turned it over with my hand. I'll try hooking a battery with some jumper cables directly to the starter to make sure it's not a bad starter

That was to eliminate a bad cable. If the engine cranks with booster cables you know it’s Your you have a cable at fault from dirty corroded end , to green and corroded inside the the protective coating. And yes u need a piece of wire to jump from the main cable to the solenoid s terminal to activate the solenoid.

 

[Oliverguy-NE Ohio]

okay I cleaned the battery cables real good and hit the starter button and it sure enough it turned over so thanks for all your help

 

[Jim.ME]

okay I cleaned the battery cables real good and hit the starter button and it sure enough it turned over so thanks for all your help

Simple things first, even if you think they look good in the case of battery cables and connections.

 

[rustred]

okay I cleaned the battery cables real good and hit the starter button and it sure enough it turned over so thanks for all your help

That is called preventative maintenance , an inspection of cables and cleaning them every so often. Also a good idea to grease them or I spray them with a bit of rust check. But did it start ? Lol.

 

[Oliverguy-NE Ohio]

That is called preventative maintenance , an inspection of cables and cleaning them every so often. Also a good idea to grease them or I spray them with a bit of rust check. But did it start ? Lol.

no it's been sitting for a while. working on the carburetor right now

 

[muleboss]

it's a Minneapolis Moline bg I think. engines not locked up I turned it over with my hand. I'll try hooking a battery with some jumper cables directly to the starter to make sure it's not a bad starter

You think it is a BG. Does it look like this