The starting problem reared its ugly head several times over the past few months. When necessary, I got around this by using a jumper wire between the battery and the starter solenoid. I was waiting for a "rainy" day to fix it properly. We have had quite a bit of rain lately and that has made golfing less attractive than normal. So yesterday, while it was raining again, I finally got around to installing the relay system for the starter solenoid. I followed the wiring plan I posted earlier and now have a switch on my instrument panel that allows me to use either the orignal setup or the relay circuit. I guess that in the course of installing the new system, I ran the battery down and eventually the solenoid would only click. So after I had everyting installed I flipped the switch over to utilize the relay and tried starting the engine - it started immediately. After a few minutes of running and recharging the battery, I turned the engine off and tried starting it with the switch positioned to use the original setup - and it worked. There is no need to have a switch in the circuit as the relay could be used all the time - but I like to keep things as original as possible (probably due to my automobile restoration interests).
The bottom line to all this is that if all you get is a click when you try starting your engine, run a jumper wire from the positive post of your battery to the solenoid connector on your starter motor. If it turns over, you probably have a low voltage problem due to aging wiring. Installing a relay in the circuit will overcome the problem.
