Starter does nothing and theres no headlights

I believe you have a battery that is just about gone. My Indian Roadmaster requires quite a bit to start and when my battery was gone, everything worked except for the starter. No clicking ... nada. My headlight would turn off when I would hit the starter button as well. I replaced the battery and the world was good again. Pull your battery...and many places will check it out for you.

Semper Fi,
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Turn on your headlights and try to start the car. If the headlights go from bright to dim or off , then the battery or it's connections are bad, or loose or corroded.
If the headlights stay bright, then the problem is likely the starter or it's connections.
Hope this helps.

Clean and tighten battery cable connections and check battery ground, engine ground-should be a ground strap from engine to the body or frame. If this happens and you have nothing, no headlights, nothing-it's almost certainly a problem at or right off the battery.

check the battery cables

If it is getting power to the starter when You are Not jumping it Then the starter ie going out.
Have a test light on the pos cable where it conects to the starter and have someone turn the key to the start position and the light should light up.If not test the starter silonoid.

Is the lights being on draining the battery, if not then you have two problems, first check the lights, unplug connector from headlight switch and see if that turns lights off, if so then replace the headlight switch, next is the starting if battery is fully charged and nothing happens when key is turned then i would start by checking the starter, with a test light have someone hold the key in the start postion while you test starter, the back of the starter seliniod you will see two connections, one is a big connection with a battery cable going to it, that cable should have power at all times then theres a small connection next ti the big one with a small wire, thats the trigger wire that should have power when key is in the start postion, if theres power to both then replace the starter and thats the starting problem. good day.

Hi and welcome to FixYa!
If that's the case then the problem can be on the starter itself. If you have replaced the battery but there's no click on the starter still then the problem can be on the starter solenoid or the starter gear is stuck.

I strongly suggest that you replace the starter for this can help start the vehicle. Hope this helps and thank you for using FixYa!

Have a good one!

The headlight is supposed to turn off when you push the starter button. If you push the starter button and the solenoid clicks, the button is good. If there is no power going to the solenoid you can try disassembling and cleaning the button. Take a wire and jump the two posts on the solenoid or touch the two cables together. If your starter works, then you need a new solenoid. If you hold the starter button and tap on the starter with a plastic hammer and the starter works you need new starter brushes. Anything else wrong with the starter and you need to replace the starter assembly , unless the manufacturer sells replacement parts so you can repair the starter. most manufacturers only sell replacement starter brushes.

Try cleaning the two position switch. It's called the starter button. You push it in halfway and the headlight turns off to allow for more juice to go to the starter. Push it in all the way and it activates the starter solenoid. It is probably either dirty or broken.

Check regulator...this powers all running light tail lights etc.