4AC auto wont start

[antman89]

Car - AE71 auto

motor - 4ac

problem - wont start

when
-starting first time in morning
-battery has over 12 volts, and builds back up so battery is good?
-First initial noise the engine kinda rotates ones then nothing just clicking im guessing from the starter motor and have changed ignition lead and still same problem, engine rotates by hand and have removed and installed starter motor after quick clean. first ever carby car so unsure on what to check and what to change first? starter?

any help would be appreciated just would like to drive the car and have it reliable enough to get me to work thanks

[Hen may possibly be a nut]

Sounds like it could well just be a dead battery. When you say it has a problem when cold in the morning, does it start fine at all other times?

Before you get into anything else, try jump starting it in the morning and see how it goes. If all's good then a new battery should sort you out.

Hen

[antman89]

forgot to mention jumped it still no change, and have cleaned terminals im ruling the battery out as ive changed batteries over with a newish one still same problem.

[Jacobxxx]

Has your starter motor come loose?

[Chrisso]

Check your starter motor. You can take it off and manually feed it 12v to make sure it works properly. If that's okay, then put a test light where your starter would go and make sure that when you have the key in "RUN" the light is on. If it goes on and then off again you have an electrical issue. You'll just have to trace it back to find the fault. A copy of the EWD (electrical wiring diagram) will help - look in the tech articles section.

Chris

[antman89]

thanks removed starter motor and cleaned it up how do i manually feed 12v safely lol, will a manual 4ac starter fit a auto. cleaned all the terminals and still same just get click click click

[Chrisso]

Use some jumper cables, connect the battery negative to the earth on the starter and then connect the positive lead to the battery. Then just hold the positive to the positive terminal on the starter.