The "clicking" noise you hear is likely your start relay trying to engage but can't due to low battery voltage. Check your battery for good cable connections. Put a voltmeter on it and check voltage. If voltage less than 11.5 volts charge it up. If after charging you get the same clicking action then consider replacing the battery. Once unit is running check voltage at battery again - if not between 12.8 & 13.4 volts you may have a stator problom.I’ve got an 06 450 and it won’t start, it was running fine and then I killed it, tried to restart it and all I can hear when I turn the key over is a clicking in a relay, wont attempt to crank over at all, please help!!
Here is a fairly inexpensive battery load tester (100 amp) that can be used on most light duty batteries, especially ATV/UTV and MC batteries:Also note that when a cell starts to go, bad the battery can show good nominal voltage on a meter but does not have deep reserve to deliver heavy amps for the starter current. A load test of the battery will show real condition of the battery.
I put a new battery and starter solenoid relay in, it ran fine for a couple days, now none of the lights will come on but i can jump across the starter solenoid relay and it will start, otherwise it doesn’t make a noise, nothing, could it be the relay went out again?The "clicking" noise you hear is likely your start relay trying to engage but can't due to low battery voltage. Check your battery for good cable connections. Put a voltmeter on it and check voltage. If voltage less than 11.5 volts charge it up. If after charging you get the same clicking action then consider replacing the battery. Once unit is running check voltage at battery again - if not between 12.8 & 13.4 volts you may have a stator problom.
My next step, based on what you're saying, would be to charge the battery (like o'night @ 2 amps). Once charged check your battery voltage using a voltmeter (you can buy a cheap digital one for $10 or so). Reading should be somewhere between 12 & 13 volts after charging all night. Write that number down. Now start it up - with it running recheck the battery voltage. Should be around 12.8-13.2 volts with engine running. If it reads the same or less than what you first checked (static voltage) then you likely have a stator problem (it ain't charging the battery- so when the system eats up all your static battery charge, then you're back to the rattling relay.. At this point you probably should download a manual, or get a mechanic friend to help you out.I put a new battery and starter solenoid relay in, it ran fine for a couple days, now none of the lights will come on but i can jump across the starter solenoid relay and it will start, otherwise it doesn’t make a noise, nothing, could it be the relay went out again?
did you ever figure out the problem? I am having the same issueI put a new battery and starter solenoid relay in, it ran fine for a couple days, now none of the lights will come on but i can jump across the starter solenoid relay and it will start, otherwise it doesn’t make a noise, nothing, could it be the relay went out again?