Getting a click no crank.

[Imatsu]

Hey yall. Just rebuilt the motor on my 94, hooked everything up and when I go to start im hit with a single click. New fusible link and new starter. Motor turns over by hand so it's not bound up Im taking my battery I got a month before I tore it down to get tested tomorrow but any insight into what it could be? Or any leads to start with I should look into?

 

[Irish Reiver]

Starting circuit on these is as simple as you get. Throw 12v on the starter signal terminal and if it cranks. Also since you just finished a rebuild, make sure the ground from the battery to the engine block is connected.

 

[Imatsu]

Starting circuit on these is as simple as you get. Throw 12v on the starter signal terminal and if it cranks. Also since you just finished a rebuild, make sure the ground from the battery to the engine block is connected.

I got the ground on the block connected. Ill try throwing the 12v directly to that terminal. I'm still learning vehicle electrical systems so this is really a good learning experience

 

[Fj80oregon]

Do you have a volt meter?

 

[Imatsu]

Do you have a volt meter?

Yes I do

 

[Fj80oregon]

What’s your battery voltage? It should be above 12.5

 

[Imatsu]

Last I checked it was 12.3

 

[george_tlc]

Simple test is turn on headlights. Try to crank, do the headlights dim or go off? There's multiple grounds, one from the battery to the block. Another from the battery to the fender. Then there's a few from the block/head area to the firewall etc.

12.3V should be fine to crank. Turn on the headlights, 1) do they light? 2) measure the battery voltage with the headlights on. Report back.

cheers,
george.

 

[Imatsu]

Simple test is turn on headlights. Try to crank, do the headlights dim or go off? There's multiple grounds, one from the battery to the block. Another from the battery to the fender. Then there's a few from the block/head area to the firewall etc.

12.3V should be fine to crank. Turn on the headlights, 1) do they light? 2) measure the battery voltage with the headlights on. Report back.

cheers,
george.

I have those grounds hooked up, headlights do turn on, havnt tried cranking with them on but ill try that tomorrow and see what it does, as well as measuring the voltage with them on.

 

[jonheld]

I'm embarrassed to say how many times I've left the starter motor positive wire hanging behind the battery tray after hooking everything back up.
Turn the key to start and hear a good solid "thunk" from the solenoid pulling in and no crank. That's immediately followed by the sound of my head hitting the steering wheel.
Always check the silly things first.

 

[Imatsu]

I'm embarrassed to say how many times I've left the starter motor positive wire hanging behind the battery tray after hooking everything back up.
Turn the key to start and hear a good solid "thunk" from the solenoid pulling in and no crank. That's immediately followed by the sound of my head hitting the steering wheel.
Always check the silly things first.

Is that apart of the fusible link or a separate wire? If it's separate would you be willing to share a photo of it so I can use it as reference so I can verify mine.

 

[jonheld]

Is that apart of the fusible link or a separate wire? If it's separate would you be willing to share a photo of it so I can use it as reference so I can verify mine.

No. It is a direct connection from the battery positive terminal to the copper lug terminal on the starter. Thick black wire with a crimped lug.

 

[Imatsu]

No. It is a direct connection from the battery positive terminal to the copper lug terminal on the starter. Thick black wire with a crimped lug.

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Thank you. Ill check that when I get off work. Maybe it got covered by soemthing when I was putting it back together and didn't notice.

 

[60 toy ota]

Is that apart of the fusible link or a separate wire? If it's separate would you be willing to share a photo of it so I can use it as reference so I can verify mine.

it's separate. He's talking about the big (like big big) wire coming off the positive to feed the starter.
EDIT: You guys type fast. Or I'm slow.

 

[Imatsu]

it's separate. He's talking about the big (like big big) wire coming off the positive to feed the starter.

Gotcha, I'm assuming it's apart of the engine wiring harness?

 

[Brindleboxer]

It's a big wire going directly from the battery to the starter. @jonheld attached a picture.

 

[Imatsu]

I found that starter positive wire. It was indeed buried and I didn't notice, she cranks now so I just gotta get her to start up now. Thanks everyone for their input and thanks @jonheld for leading me to my mistake when putting it back together.