Re: How to test solenoid with multimeter?
Take the solenoid off the engine and put it in a small vice to hold it. Put your meter across the two large studs on the solenoid. Put one of the small terminals of the solenoid to the minus side of a battery. Using a jumper from the positive side of the battery, touch the open small post. You should hear an audible click when the solenoid picks up and the meter needle should deflect. This, however, is not a fool proof test. Ohm meters tend to deflect at the slightest connection. So you may test the solenoid good but the bar inside may not be clean enough to pass enough current to crank the starter sufficently.