Re: trouble starting car, clicking sounds
Layman`s way to repair:
Remove the battery and take to auto parts store to be charged and tested. Reinstall battery, Clean battery terminal connections and tighten well
Buy A DMM learn how to perform a voltage drop test on the positive and negative sides of the stater circuit, this includes the control circuit too.
If circuits pass test.
Remove Starter and have a auto parts store test.
Stores, like Auto Zone, Advanced Auto parts will check battery, Starters, A/C Generators for free of charge.
Re: trouble starting car, clicking sounds
The last time it rained I put a tarp over the hood, weighed it down with bricks. No trouble starting. Two days of possible heavy rain are predicted, that will be a good test.
Re: trouble starting car, clicking sounds
rustychevy- Ah, good thinking!
Once you narrow it down to a moisture issue it`ll be interesting to see what you need to do.
Re: trouble starting car, clicking sounds
There was at least 8 hours light rain Tuesday and 18 hours rain Wednesday, some medium and heavy intensity. With the car protected by the tarp there was no problem starting the car.
Re: trouble starting car, clicking sounds
Im not so sure that the water is effecting the battery so much. But the symptoms sure do sound like the battery or something related is causing the problem. The battery terminals use a 5/16" wrench. Some dielectric grease on all battery connections (at the starter too) may do you alot of good. After that I would move on to check the distributor cap for cracks, plug wires too.
Start the car in the dark and look under the hood for any light shows from the spark plug wires.
Re: trouble starting car, clicking sounds
Ignition components i.e. distributor parts, ignition wires have nothing to do with the starter circuit. The starter circuit involves the starter, batteries, cables, ignition switch, maybe a solenoid relay or contactor, maybe a fuse that could be in a power distribution center, a neutral safety switch, corroded (rusted) connection on the ground cable at either end, a loose battery cable connection.
Dave