electric start justs clicks?

[svo58]

I have a big red 200es (84) ,i put a brand new battery and i go to start it and it just clicks.I just got the trike ,anybody ever had that problem and fixed it ,let me know .thanks........svo58

[broook]

Sounds like the solenoid. Short the two nuts together on the solenoid with a screwdriver and see if it starts then. If it starts the solenoid is the problem. If not try new brushes in the starter. I assume you checked for a loose ground?????? or poor conections. It doesn`t take much for it not to work.

[84250r]

Are your wire connecters clean?

[svo58]

i jumped the 2 nuts and it sparked so i stoped.

[Lots_Of_Nothing]

i dont mean to insult you, but are you sure you got the battery connected right? (postive to positive, negative to negative), i know on a lawnmower i had both wires were the same color with no signs of which was which, so it was a guess and test kinda deal, and when it was hooked up wrong it would only click, i'm not very smart on electric starts, but i figured i'd throw my only suggestion in.

[Johnhawk308]

is the battery fully charged, and are the wire connectors tight

[jeswinehart]

or take the starter off and hook direct up to a battery or charger and see if it spins. if it don't ,,, well i'd say it's the starter.


john

[trikerider2oo7]

my 84 big red did that a while back ago...there was corrosion on one of the wires and i cleaned it off and it worked fine. is there any corrsion on yours?

[kilabeez0]

if it helps at all, my work van did that the other day, turned out it was a bad ground on the starter. i'd check connections and then test the starter itself like someone mentioned, if the starter spins and is good it's probably the solenoid.

[AirManCam]

That happened to me on my old 250ex..same problem, the starter was cooked. I had to tap on it somtimes to get it to work, before it finally the bed.

[MTS]

That happened to me on my old 250ex..same problem, the starter was cooked. I had to tap on it somtimes to get it to work, before it finally the bed.LMFAO the bed never heard that one... :p

[83185s]

hey when it sparks its ok when u touch the selonoid together..it does on almost everyhting...it wont hurt it at all

[broook]

i jumped the 2 nuts and it sparked so i stoped.

Don`t be afraid of it. Cross the two nuts out FIRMLY. that way it will make a solid contact. You are obviously getting lots of power to the solenoid but the question is, is it going through?? Like I stated previously If the engine turns over with a solid contact the problem is the solenoid.

[surf-n-sand]

check your connections.........clean em.

your battery sounds fine and starter works ( seeing as it jumped when you crosswired it)

So i would check your terminal connections *battery* clean the connections.

also check your ground wires and make sure that they are good, sometimes paint accounts for the problem. ;)