QUOTE(john rogers @ Sep 6 2010, 06:57 PM)
I would do the following:
- Check the switch resistance after unhooking the wires to make sure it has 0 resistance when in start position.
- Check where the wires for the switch are wired into the electrical system to make sure they have not started coming apart.
- Clean the switch terminals and lugs or how ever the wires are hooked to the switch.
- Check the wires at the starter, the large one that goes on the lug at the top that is nearly impossible to see. Clean the lug and wire connector.
- Check the huge wire from the battery that is bolted on, remove it and clean the lug and wire brush the stud.
- Check the ground strap from the tranny to the body, clean as necessary.
- Check both lugs at the batt and clean the lugs and the lug where the batt ground strap attaches to the body.
- Pull the starter to have it tested.
You can test the starting after each step which is what I would do.
you have a hot signal to the soliniod if it's clicking, soo...
while doing what john covered, i would go a step further and do a voltage drop test along with the cleaning etc...
if your not familiar with this, it checks for bad wires and connections. you basically start w/ battery voltage (say 12.8), leave ground connection on the battery (-) and work your way out on the hot leads, working toward the end + connection @ the starter. you shouldn't lose more than .02v per conection or more than 1.0v total (11.8v @ starter lug). do the same with the negative side... test lead clamp on the (+) side of battery, down on the negative wire out