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Originally Posted by wpoll
The "click" symptom usually indicates a severe voltage drop when the battery is connected to the starter and a high current is drawn. This is normally caused by a bad battery with a high internal resistance but since you have eliminated this, I'd say you have a bad joint in the cable running from the battery to the starter solenoid. Or a bad starter solenoid, but I assume that was changed along with the starter (they are usually sold as a unit).
First thing to check would be the BST (battery safety terminal) - it may have come apart internally. Next check that any joints (X6404 & X7163) in the main positive lead that runs from the BST to the starter solenoid are clean and tight.
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My guess? Bad BST.... |
Thanks much for the reply, I took your hint and did more testing. I jumped the car this morning and what I found was that the jumping terminals under the hood are getting above 14.5 volts from the alternator, however, the battery terminals in the trunk do not getting any charge from the alternator, voltage was 12.05 and dropping before I shut it down. That probably explains why I can jump the car but not be able to start it on its own. I'll take a better look at the BST and the cables as soon as I can.