Something when i go to start my 1987 GXL. It makes a clicking sound and it is not the starter because it is brand new

 

When "exactly" does it occur? Oh and just cuz the starter is new does not mean it is free from defects.

 

wires my be loose need more info....

 

could be battery low and needs a charge

 

Or poor connections at the battery/starter/bad engine grounds

 

dude we need more info does it turn over or does it just click every time you turn the key. if its not turning over then your battery is to low to power the starter

 

You turn the key to on and you hear click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, and the key is to ON but not to START? And your not doing anything? Just sitting there with the key to ON but NOT start?

 

My BAC was doing this the other day. Not sure why, but after I started the car it went away.
Check your BAC.

 

I would say it's bad ground.

 

Sorry to hijack the thread, but mine goes click,click,click,click etc. while it is sitting with the key turned to ON and the car running. What does that mean?

 

it means you should turn your signal off hehehe chack your BAC. I dont really know thats what Cblake3 said I just wanted to add some humor

 

This may be completely off, but my 86 made a constant tick tick or click click sound for like a month. One night I opened the hood and saw that it was sparking going from the coil to a ground point. lol - was a bad spark plug wire.

As for the the original question. I've read posts about the some fuel cut switch (for car rollovrs or some crap) up neer the airbox that will click when it cuts off. Could it be that?

Or... is is a really loud click click click. OR a faint tick tick tick

 

how about a click click, click click up to about 25 miles per hour when you start to drive off its comming from my driver side rear wheel.

 

The clicking sound occurs when i start to crank the car over. The sound is coming from the engine compartment. i think it is relay. the starter has already been checked. The car sometime crank over fine and the clicking sound of a relay or something.

sorry about not enough info. was rush