starter solenoid?

[troy_mclure]

my starter solenoid is making a buzzing sound, and my sparkplug(new and old) will zap me but make no start.

will getting a new solenoid fix the weak spark as well?

and any replacements available or am i just stuck hoping i get a working one from ebay?

[J6G1Z]

my starter solenoid is making a buzzing sound, and my sparkplug(new and old) will zap me but make no start.

will getting a new solenoid fix the weak spark as well?

and any replacements available or am i just stuck hoping i get a working one from ebay?

Troy,

What is the quality of the battery? Is it fairly new? Does it hold a full charge?

Have you seen the "FILE" section on the Yahoo FT Ascot Users Group about servicing the Starter Solenoid?
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/honda-ascot/files/Starter%20Issues/
Sometimes these files will not open unless you right click on them & select "open" from the drop down menu.

Without further information, that's where I would start.

Good luck
J.

PS. A new solenoid shouldn't affect the spark strength. Sometimes the spark is hard to see unless it's dark. Can you hear the spark snap?

[troy_mclure]

no snap to the spark, and it wont light starter fluid.

the battery is new and full charge.