Hello everyone. I am working on getting my 1969 with the 360 back up and running. I changed out the starter for a power master XS this weekend along with the headers to some short tubes. I redid the battery cables. Battery is holding at 12.5 volts. When I start the truck, I get one loud click. I jumped a wire from the battery to the "s" post on the solenoid. The same. One loud click.

I recently rewired the truck, had it running, but redid the gauge cluster and have that unplugged. The points were replaced with a crane cams xr-i ignition. It was running after all this.

Does this point toward a bad starter? Anyplace else I should look? Thanks in advance for any help.

 

If your jumping 12 volts to the S terminal of the starter relay and getting a loud healthy clunk, I would suspect that the starter is the issue, especially since you just replaced it and it hasn't worked since. Does the clunk sound like it is coming from only the relay or is the starter also clunking?

 

Sounds like a loud healthy click from the solenoid. I guess I will double check my starter installation.

 

It could be the wrong starter for your application. I assume the engine will turn over by a breaker bar on the balancer bolt?

 

X2. Starter could be binding or just bad. Take to an auto parts box house and have them test it.

 

Plug the gauges back in. Found out when I replaced the alternator to the 3G and changed out from ammeter to converted voltmeter the truck only clicked. Plugged in the gauges and it fired right up.