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I went to start my Bonnie (with a break in the weather), and got only a clicking noise from my solenoid. So, I trickle charged the battery a bit, and that made the clicking go faster, but no starter motor activity.

I put a meter on the battery terminals and it showed 11.48 volts. I then put my meter on the power terminal on the starter motor terminal and got intermittant readings, but most of the time no voltage (my wife pushing the ignition button while I read the meter).

Is this just a bad battery (this is the third winter on this stock battery)? Or is this a solenoid problem also?

BTW, after conducting these tests, the battery voltage output dropped to 8.47 volts (seemed like a quick drop to me)

Any electricians on the boards? And if so, any input?

-BT


I had a similar experience last summer. The meter showed OK but all I got was a click. By coincidence, I was at the dealer's when it happened. Did a series of checks and found nothing. Mechanic wanted to change the battery and I thought he was wacko since it was showing it had addequate juice. Well, as a last resort he put a donor in it. When he was making the swap we found the battery to be hot on one end. Turned out he was right. There was a short in the battery. Replaced the donor with a new one and its been ok since.