The solenoid just clicks now. The starter just makes a clunking sound.
I assumed I wore something out jump starting it with the screw driver
each time.

sonofadocker


wrote:
Bill, on a Delco starter(10 or 8 MT), if your brush's can't contact the
armature, your solonoid won't work either.

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sonofadocker wrote:
I have cancer and i have been out of service myself since july.

I am so absolutely sorryto hear that...




The solenoid is most likely bad not the starter. But from my old high
school shop days I thought changing the solenoid was done best on a
work bench not on a bouncing boat. very windy this week. I also dont
remember how to take the solenoid off.
The boat got 21 inches of rain from the huricane in august. The trim
solenoid stopped working along with the starter. the carb took in water
too.

I had the boat running at the dock all august and september after the
storm. I was starting the boat by jumping the starter with a screw
driver.

I think the solonoid is ok, myself., What I believe what's the problem,
is actually the brushs are corroded in their holder retainers. If it
will make something simpler, you can take the cap off the end of the
starter, that is if you can be careful not to twist either one off in
the head, and I'm sure you'll find it's full of rusty stuff.

Get some good quality penetrant, and spray the heck out of it, and
gently see if you can get the brushs and holders to move , take it
easy, and they should be able to free up. keep dosing, if the brush
springs are rusted through or broken, thats one thing, but if you can
get some good tention on the armature at all, I believe you can button
it back up and yes, with exception of replacing other stuff, you should
be able to screwdriver the solonoid, and it should crank.





It is eitther the solenoid or the wire to the solenoid. Some have fuses in
the starter solenoid line. IF you can start the engine by jumpering the
solenoid, is not the starter and the brushes.