96 Royal - not starting

[marinakorp]

Well the lates in my aging royal star woes... it refuses to start.

 

Key in ignition, lights go on...seems good...

 

Hit starter...

 

sounds like a swarm of bees below and in front of the seat.

 

removed seat, repeat procedure... still sounds just in front of the battery compartment... like a old school joy buzzer... put a b attery assis on it, and still the same sound...don't thins it is the battery.

 

could the starter have gone bad... how hard ($$) to fix?

 

internet diagnosis assistance please!

[royalstarjac]

Starter relay.

[Flyinfool]

Also check the battery cables, both ends, to be sure that they are tight and free of corrosion.

[Yammer Dan]

Clean connections. Might get lucky but you will proball need relay.

[GeorgeS]

As said above, check both ends of both battery cables, and the large nuts on the Starter Solinoid. And the Cable at the Starter motor, for Corrosion.

( carefull not to twist off the Stud on the start motor )

 

If that don't fix it, the solinoid might be bad.

 

Also, your battery might be shorting out internally. Check the Voltage, key off, and key on, with an external volt/ohm meter ( preferable digital ).

 

I would also pull out the battery, check water level, and Charge it with a battery charger, ( not a trickle charger )