but what are the possible culprit for a car that won't start but just clicks? battery has been replaced and all the connections are solid. the car will not turn over...just clicks. is this a starter issue? this is on a 1993 ford taurus.

11/14/2007 9:57:30 AM

starter solenoid. hit that bitch with a hammer then try it.

11/14/2007 9:59:10 AM

thanks buddy that's what i thought. so how would i tell my girlfriend where the starter is? she's an hr away trying to work on on grandmothers car.

[Edited on November 14, 2007 at 10:02 AM. Reason : .]

11/14/2007 10:01:26 AM

starter solenoid

11/14/2007 10:04:49 AM

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"so how would i tell my girlfriend where the starter is?"

find a pic of a taurus engine bay and circle it

pic is worth a thousan.. well you know.

11/14/2007 10:12:13 AM

ok i just told her to follow the positive battery cable from the battery to the starter and to tap on that bitch and try it again. we'll see what happens.

11/14/2007 10:12:44 AM

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"tap on that bitch and try it again. we'll see what happens"

thats sounds like a plan

11/14/2007 10:14:04 AM

This is just my experience, but I've found the whole tap the starter with a hammer trick works better if you have one person start tapping it and another person turn the key while you are tapping.

11/14/2007 10:35:26 AM

run a string between the starter and the engine. Tie something heavy to the end of the string. Yank on the string while cranking the car.

11/14/2007 12:20:47 PM

dead battery

starter contacts

battery cable ends

11/14/2007 12:42:09 PM

sounds like an alternator issue lol

11/14/2007 12:45:30 PM

shutup

11/14/2007 1:18:21 PM

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"shutup"

11/14/2007 1:30:31 PM

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"run a string between the starter and the engine. Tie something heavy to the end of the string. Yank on the string while cranking the car."

have you ever tried this? or has anyone.

i cant see it happening.

11/14/2007 3:41:09 PM

yeah i've done this twice. Both times i didn't have anybody to crank the car while i smacked the solenoid. I had to run the string around stuff so it wouldn't get caught.


It's pretty ghetto and not recommended though.

11/14/2007 3:54:50 PM

now that is funny!!

11/14/2007 4:00:16 PM

when you say starter, do you mean the ignitions switch? or the actual starter on the motor?

11/14/2007 4:07:11 PM

Starter motor/solenoid. It's just a remote control hammer.

11/14/2007 4:41:38 PM

shieeeet. i thought you meant you rigged a sting to the ignition and would pull it to turn the key... lol

11/14/2007 4:44:00 PM

Cant you just cross it out with a screw driver?!?!?!

[Edited on November 14, 2007 at 5:34 PM. Reason : never mind it not like the ol ford trucks my bad]

[Edited on November 14, 2007 at 5:35 PM. Reason : BFH]

11/14/2007 5:33:06 PM

Don't be so gullible, kiddo........

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"sounds like an alternator issue"

yes, it does

11/16/2007 9:23:23 AM

unlikely, but we need more info. is the battery showing a full charge? if so, definitely starter.

11/16/2007 9:30:34 AM

well just hook some cables up to the car, if it starts then disconnect the battery. see what happens.

if it was battery, most likely it wouldnt click.

11/16/2007 9:50:57 AM

jesus people


1 verify the main power leads from the battery are still connected where they need to be on both ends.
2 clean the battery terminals and cable ends and put them back on tight
3 loadtest battery
4 either replace starter solenoid, starter contacts, or entire fucking starter

11/16/2007 12:39:36 PM