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Originally Posted by T77911S
all VERY good advise. start with the simple stuff first.
you can have 12v at the battery/starter but not enough current to pull in the solenoid.
it takes a lot of current to pull in the solenoid.
No, trivial level of current flow compared to once the solenoid full travels enough to push the starting gear into contact with the flywheel ring gear and then closes the contacts to the starter motor.
what happens with the solenoid is the contacts inside get burned/corroded and it does not provide the current to the starter motor to turn over. the solenoid can be removed and the contacts cleaned and rotated. only about half of the contact is used so the other half looks like new.
the yellow start wire is very long and goes thru several connectors. corrsion at these connections can reduce the current.
also, if you have a car alarm they can also cause the same problem
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The "CLICK" you hear is the solenoid being positively engaged, and more likely than otherwise moving the starter gear into engagement but the electrical contact to the starter not closing due to wear.
You can disassemble the starter solenoid and rebuild the electrical contacts with high temperature (high silver content) solder.
See:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITFW2PkqXWw