Apex will not start

[Bigdog39]

2006 Apex, fuel pump comes on, new battery this year, just a small click sound, yellow light comes on, does not turn over, 5 below, happened a week ago, Apex was in garage heated garage to investigate, Apex warm turned on key turned over normal and started. Seems it does not like the cold.

thoughts bad starter solenoid?

Dirty sticking brushes?

I will check battery connections, but I think they are tight.

Help

 

[suprfst]

Your starter may have a dead spot. Turn primary clutch backwards a tiny bit and retry it.

 

[ranger1]

Your starter may have a dead spot. Turn primary clutch backwards a tiny bit and retry it.

If the starter has a dead spot, how is turning the prim clutch back going to do anything?

 

[Bigdog39]

2006 Apex, fuel pump comes on, new battery this year, just a small click sound, yellow light comes on, does not turn over, 5 below, happened a week ago, Apex was in garage heated garage to investigate, Apex warm turned on key turned over normal and started. Seems it does not like the cold.

thoughts bad starter solenoid?

Dirty sticking brushes?

I will check battery connections, but I think they are tight.

Help

Starter Solenoid would not work when cold like below 0 F Took air box off solenoid clicked when turning key, but not turning over starter, check voltage from battery ground side to hot wire on starter, nothing when key turned on, nothing there. Put hair dryer on starter solenoid for a minute starter worked fine double checked power from ground on battery to hot wire on starter, plenty of power. ordered new starter solenoid. Lots of corossion on solenoid housing and plug in connection.

 

[steiner]

Lots of corossion on solenoid housing and plug in connection.

Clean up the contacts on the plug. Then liberally apply dielectric grease into the connector. Fill it right up.
This will keep out the moisture and keep a good contact with the soleniod.

 

[Bigdog39]

Good idea. I will do that when I install the new solenoid when it arrives in three days. There was a lot of corrosion on the connector plug to the solenoid which made it hard to separate from the defective solenoid.

 

[Blue Dave]

Good idea. I will do that when I install the new solenoid when it arrives in three days. There was a lot of corrosion on the connector plug to the solenoid which made it hard to separate from the defective solenoid.

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[CaptCaper]

I WD 40 all connections often. Learned this in my marine engines,switches,etc. on trucks and now snowmachines. Your electricial system and connectors will stay A1 with WD.

 

[Grimm]

I WD 40 all connections often. Learned this in my marine engines,switches,etc. on trucks and now snowmachines. Your electricial system and connectors will stay A1 with WD.

Do you spray down the blades on the connections too?

 

[CaptCaper]

yes evey were. WD creeps in well. Only thing is it don't last so frequent applications are needed.
Also it attracts dust but never had an issue on the trucks,plows I've had do to I keep spraying.
Also with are snow machines we don't pickup road dust,etc. so the connections stay clean for sure.
Do it on all sensors,grounds,switches,etc.