rebuilt engine, electrical problem

[Chanman420q]

i just finished putting my motor back together today and the thing wont start, when i hit the button, the silinoid just clicks. i checked the connection at the battery and the silionied and everything is tight..... i dunno what it could be. anyone have any ideas

i tried the screw driver thing on the silinoid to by pass it and still nothing, just a lot of sparks same clicking

[Chanman420q]

i just tried to bump start it and the tires wont move at all unless the clutch is pulled in or in neutral, doesnt watter what gear im in, ive tried 2nd and 5th. but if i push it backwards it will role back a little bit ( in gear ) then i can push it forward that same distance it went back.... i have a race tomarrow that i dont think im gunna be making now...

[ZSK]

Make sure your battery has a good charge. If it isn't fully charged you will get the clicking. Did you go higher compression? The stock battery might not have the amperage to crank the piston. For bump starting, I suggest you hook a rope up to another quad and dump the clutch in 2nd gear rolling about 15 MPH. Or use a large hill.

[Chanman420q]

yeah 11:1 weisco, and i charged the battery up for an hour and a half and the same thing happend. the wheels wont spin unless i push it backwards first so i dunno..... the starter like isnt engaging or something. Just this little click click click stuff. uhg looks as if i wont be racing tomarrow

[Chanman420q]

no one has any ideas?

[Flo Bee]

The issue is probably your battery... Charge it overnight on a low amperage setting. If it's still doing the same thing, jump it from a running car/truck and see if that gives you enough amps. If you're still having issues, start checkng things out.

[Spikers400]

i had the same problem. After hosing my quad off before the rebuild i figure water got onto the terminals and caused them to cerode. What i did was took off the cables from both the battery and celinoid. Sprayed terminal cleaner on them and scrubbed them with a wire brush. after that the clicking went away and it startes everytime now.

[Chanman420q]

Originally posted by Spikers400
i had the same problem. After hosing my quad off before the rebuild i figure water got onto the terminals and caused them to cerode. What i did was took off the cables from both the battery and celinoid. Sprayed terminal cleaner on them and scrubbed them with a wire brush. after that the clicking went away and it startes everytime now.

you think thats still the problem even after i tried by passing the problem with the screw driver

[haywire4130]

did you time the cam properly? does the engine spin over with a 17mm socket thru the hole in the stator cover? it sounds like it is jammed to me... have a local auto parts store do a load test on your battery to rule that out.

[Chanman420q]

Originally posted by haywire4130
did you time the cam properly? does the engine spin over with a 17mm socket thru the hole in the stator cover? it sounds like it is jammed to me... have a local auto parts store do a load test on your battery to rule that out.

the engine isnt cranking at all, the starter isnt even trying, the only noise i hear is click... click... click...

normally ud hear the starter going.... so i know its an electrical problem, its not that the engine is cranking and not starting. and yes the timing has been set correctly.