fried my starter solonoid?? cant find the problem

[matthilaman]

so long story short, i found the problem to my non working blower/window problem..my dumbass forgot to connect the little wire to the top of the starter solonoid. i was so eager to get it bolted on, i accidently took off the big red cable when it was live and it gave a large spark when it touched one of the other starter solonoid posts. since then i cant get a or anything. i checked all my grounds, fuse, fusable link on the battery cable, relays, and everything seems to check out.

did i just toast my starter solonoid from the spark? i checked the red cable and it is showing 12v.

anything else i should check before i buy a new starter?..probably due for a new one anyways.

[Sputnik]

did you try cranking it afterwords???

[matthilaman]

ya, it sparked, freaked me out so i unhooked the battery, got all the cable contacts cleaned and bolted up properly, hooked up the battery and now when i try to turn it over, i just get that click from the relay and nothing else. thats when i checked everything.

before the spark the car would turn over with no problem, not a single hickup. i was convinced it was a fuse, but all of them looked good to me.

[b*saint]

It might have been aliens.

[jlevie]

I don't see the solenoid being damaged by that. But the current surge could have caused a problem with a primary power or ground connection or with the battery. The first check should be to see what the battery voltage is. 12.7v would be a fully charged battery and 12.2v would be a battery at 50% charge. A battery at half charge or may not be able to start the car. If the battery looks to be good, check all of the primary power and ground connections.

[matthilaman]

thanks for the insight Jim, ill get that checked out this week. i have a new strap for the oil pan-frame on the way since it was pretty frayed.