Please help me out, my rig will simply not start..

Plenty of juice in my Odyssey PC 1500, I can hear the starter clicking as if the gear is engaging, but the starter motor does not turn.

I had the same problem last week, but it finally got it started.
I drove the rig to a local shop, had the starter pulled out disassembled, cleaned and inspected and everything was fine until last night..

Any ideas???

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Hit the starter with a hammer. See if it works. If it does, replace the starter.

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This is a serious suggestion, and its a good indicator if you have a bad starter.

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Hot the solinoid,not the actual starter body as you can break the magnets in the starter very easily.Tap the solinoid while someone is holding the key in the start position,may take a few taps.

Check your battery connections are clean and tight and check the engine earthing strap going onto the chassis is clean and tight on both ends.

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Thank you very much for the replies guys!!!

I ended up pulling the starter out myself. Took it to the shop and guess what, it worked just fine!
So I got back to my rig put it on, clamped the battery and it turned just fine.
I then drove the rig to the shop and had the battery and the alternator tested. Both were working fine.

So it wasn't the starter nor the alternator or the battery. The guy at the shop said that there was a high amperage drain (approx. 17.4) for no apparent reason.
He checked everything but did not come up with a solution. The drain would seize after a few minutes to 0.008 Amps. Long story short, I suspect the OEM alarm system.
It accidentally went off, while we were in the shop and the amp meter showed a 17.4.

Every time the alarm is annoyed it sounds the horn once as a warning before being fully triggered.
This I assume causes the on board computer to activate for a few minutes.
I recall reading in the manual that after 7 minutes all electronic devices left on will auto shut. I believe that every time the alarm triggers the warning the BCM stays active for 7 minutes.
At this time of the season the area I live in is densively populated so the warning signal gets activated a lot especially if a big truck, bus or a bike with low frequency exhaust drives by.
I know this for sure as I can hear the horn from my office.

This, combined with the fact that I hadn't moved the rig for 5 days caused the battery to drop.
The Juice was just enough to push the starter gear out but not enough to hold it in place so that the starter would crank.

I deactivated the alarm and parked my rig thinking that 5 days from now I will be able to prove my theory, (provided that I can stay out of my rig for thaaat long ) I'm already itching to get back in.. Will keep you posted!

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No properly functioning alarm should be pulling 17amps I would think. You may have a short circuit somewhere in that system. You would be correct about the BCM I think as it would cut out just like if you left your lights on, which would have a high current draw, so that part would be functioning normally.

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