If the solenoid clicks then normally not. I suspect you dont have enough cranking amps on the battery to turn the starter. That is why you need to jump the starter from the battery to see if it spins the motor. If it does, you have enough battery to spin it. Thne I would clean the connections with some sand paper on the solenoid and try again. if that doesnt work, then it could be the solenoid. Also spray some electric parts cleaner into the starter button. the contacts are not always solid on these older bikes.
On Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Tmfklf <[email protected]> wrote: > Do i need to repiace the solenoid thanks for the reply > > Allen Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > > >That single click is most likely the selonoid, check your starters > positive feed, also there is probably a fuse by the selonoid, and the > engines ground strap. You could try jumping from the battery to the starter > to test its function. > >Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Tom Farrell <[email protected]> > >Sender: [email protected] > >Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 10:55:44 > >To: <[email protected]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] can someone help me spend more money > > > >The battery in my 83 550cb NH is good. I just replaced the starter motor > >which is good. Now when I press the starter button on the right grip I > hear > >one click only. The click is coming from under the seat. Any suggestions? > >Needless to say I am not a mechanic. > > > >-- > >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > >To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/nighthawk_lovers/-/D6ou2zi4F_0J. > >To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > >For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > > > >-- > >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > >To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > >For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > > ** > That single click is most likely the selonoid, check your starters > positive feed, also there is probably a fuse by the selonoid, and the > engines ground strap. You could try jumping from the battery to the starter > to test its function. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > ------------------------------ > *From: * Tom Farrell <[email protected]> > *Sender: * [email protected] > *Date: *Sat, 17 Mar 2012 10:55:44 -0700 (PDT) > *To: *<[email protected]> > *ReplyTo: * [email protected] > *Subject: *[Nighthawk Lovers] can someone help me spend more money > > The battery in my 83 550cb NH is good. I just replaced the starter motor > which is good. Now when I press the starter button on the right grip I hear > one click only. The click is coming from under the seat. Any suggestions? > Needless to say I am not a mechanic. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/nighthawk_lovers/-/D6ou2zi4F_0J. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
