Start-up Problem

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Originally Posted by alantf

That sounds like the starter relay doing what it's supposed to do. If the starter relay is clicking, then this is opening the path for the current to go from the battery to the starter motor. Next step is to get a meter, & while someone holds the starter button in, test what voltage (if any) you're getting between the lug on the starter motor (with the rubber boot pulled off) & a good earth (ground?) on the chassis. Let us know what you find.

Have you tested the battery voltage between the battery terminals, and the starter relay (live side) to chassis. If you got the same result with the car battery (no start), this leads me to believe that the problem lies somewhere between the battery & the starter relay.

I have not tried that yet. A few questions before I check this out.

1. If this would be the problem, would it be relatively easy to fix, or would I probably take it to a mechanic? I've done simple things like take the carb apart, but I can't get too involved in things, and don't want to waste the time if the mechanic has to fix it anyway.

2. I found the starter motor in the manual, but it doesn't give the location. Is it by the starter relay (which is given in the manual)?

3. For the relay, it told me to take out the negative terminal on the battery, then test it with a 12v charge. How would it get the charge if the battery isn't hooked up? You just told me to connect the negative end to the frame/ground, so is that just as acceptable?