2000 Mazda MPV Car won't turn over just clicks under hood.

2000 MAZDA MPV
81,700 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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Van wouldn't turn over would just click under the hood. Pulled the starter & solenoid & took then to a local parts store where they tested them on their machine and told me they were good to go. I put them back in the van and the van started several times,Yeah! But I didi not move it or drive it & the next morning it again would not turn over it would just click under the hood. I bought & replaced the ignition switch & the main relay. Still no go. The starter has two large bolt-on electrical connections & one smaller blade-type slip-on electrical connection.
One of the large connections has Battery current to it. key-off or key-on. The other large & the small connection have no voltage to them key-on or key-off. If I jump between the large connection which has voltage & the small blade connector I get lots of sparks & a click from around the starter but it does not turn over. Is the starter bad as in intermittent??
Apr 24, 2009 at 5:50 AM
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