Starter solenoid, the small round box mounted on top of the starter. Replace it or open it up and replace the copper contactor. This is pretty common on "start it once a week" cars because you usually have to crank it more than normal. But first just make sure the battery is good. Dave (just lets the car sleep all winter) --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "alistairmccann" <pilot25dmc@xxxx> wrote: > > Tried starting the car up tonight for its weekly 15 minutes of running but when I turned on > the ignition to start the car there was a loud clicking noise and all the dash lights went dim > and nothing happened - I have a feeling that the stater is stuck or broken....Is this the case > and how hard is it to fix??? > > An ideas. > > Alistair McCann > Pilot 25 > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/