Jump to content

Welcome to TheMalibuCrew!

As a guest, you are welcome to poke around and view the majority of the content that we have to offer, but in order to post, search, contact members, and get full use out of the website you will need to Register for an Account. It's free and it's easy, so don't hesitate to join the TheMalibuCrew Family today!

NO START! Just click at Slave solenoid


Recommended Posts

I have a 1996 Malibu and I tried to start it after the winter and nothing happened. I replaced the battery, starter, starter solenoid, circuit breaker, and slave solenoid. When you turn the key, it just makes a click at he slave solenoid. There is 12+ volts at both sides of the slave and 12+ at the battery terminal on the starter. I just purchased a starter fuse and it should come in tomorrow, so I'm going to try this. Any suggestions?

Link to comment

Fuse should be easy to test w/o getting a new one.  Try shorting the terminals on the solenoid - just for an instant.  If the starter jerks the your new solenoid is bad.  If it doesn't then the starter is bad.

Link to comment

You need amps to crank 12 volts sounds good but amps is the key.  Check your grounds.  You may want to turn the engine over with a big wrench just to be sure you don't have a hydraulic issue.  

Edited by Sixball
  • Like 2
Link to comment

Turning the key sends power to the source wire connected to the solenoid, i think??. The source wire closes the solenoid, so it sends 12 volts to the starter? i think?

With the old solenoid, would it turn and start? or just turn over?

Do you have spark at the plugs when it turns over?

Is your engine carb or EFI?

Look at the no start document on this site. It will help you pinpoint the problem.

Have you checked the condition of your points lately and check the point gap? Change over to electronic pickup if you still have points.

Link to comment
53 minutes ago, dwidergren said:

If I jump the starter solenoid, the starter just spins and the engine doesn't actually turn over.

Which to lugs are you connecting on the starter?  You need to connect the big one from the battery to the small one.

Link to comment

Spray some penetrating oil on the Bendix gear and see if it frees up.  Maybe you have a bad solenoid (if it spins when solenoid shorted) AND a bad Bendix (if it spins but doesn't engage).

Link to comment

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...