Can you bypass a solenoid?
Place the metal blade of an insulated screwdriver across both metal contacts. This bypasses the solenoid and creates a direct connection between the starter motor and the ignition switch.
What does no start no crank no click mean?
If you have a late model GM vehicle and turn the key only to hear nothing, you’ll most likely think you have a dead battery—and you may. But a no start, no crank, no click condition can be far more involved than that. In the old days, power flowed through the ignition switch and down to the starter solenoid. Not anymore.
Why is there no click on my spool?
May also just have a faulty replacement starter. Tap it a few times with a hammer see if it wakes it up. Thanks everyone for the tips. I jumpered a wire between the solenoid and the jump post and got nothing, not even a click – same as with the original starter. So… either this new starter has the exact same problem with the solenoid or ???
What causes a car to not start but Crank over?
But bypassing all of that and just energizing the starter directly will cause the starter motor to turn the engine over. Car engine won’t start of course but it will crank over. This is mostly true. But bypassing all of that and just energizing the starter directly will cause the starter motor to turn the engine over.
If you have a late model GM vehicle and turn the key only to hear nothing, you’ll most likely think you have a dead battery—and you may. But a no start, no crank, no click condition can be far more involved than that. In the old days, power flowed through the ignition switch and down to the starter solenoid. Not anymore.
May also just have a faulty replacement starter. Tap it a few times with a hammer see if it wakes it up. Thanks everyone for the tips. I jumpered a wire between the solenoid and the jump post and got nothing, not even a click – same as with the original starter. So… either this new starter has the exact same problem with the solenoid or ???
But bypassing all of that and just energizing the starter directly will cause the starter motor to turn the engine over. Car engine won’t start of course but it will crank over. This is mostly true. But bypassing all of that and just energizing the starter directly will cause the starter motor to turn the engine over.