Can you tell me if this is the started? I see the black wire with the red line running from the battering to the round black cylinder which I will assume is the starter? If so, do I disconnect the lead wire from the bolt or hook up the jumper cables with it connected?
If it is not too much trouble, can you tell me what the battery terminal connects to after the positive side of the battery? I see the cable goes to the top of a black box and then connects to the starter. I am trying to learn what these are and what they do
Once again, thanks
Tha starter is in the middle of the photo, it looks like a can of beans painted black. As far as the the black box, I can't say conclusively but it could be a relay and it could be your problem. I would not replace it until you have tested it and you are sure it's faulty. I'm not even sure what it is, it hurts my neck looking at it:biggrin:.
Just about any 12vdc battery will start that thing. You could jump it off of your car if you know what your doing. It would be safer to remove the battery from the car first but i'm not sure that's a good idea in this case
If you can get it started with another battery that would make this battery suspect.
Any bad connection will cause the problem you outline.
Sooo I guess I'm recomending that you take all of the connections loose between the starter and the positive terminal and throughly clean them. Then hook a good battery to the system and give er a crank. If the problem persists do the same thing with the ground wire cause either one can can be culpable.
This is no big deal, you could have much bigger problem so stay with it and we will get you through it.:thumbsup: