motor will not start...starter just clicks repeatedly...looking at volt gauge it drops to less than 8 when trying to start! I can't figure it out! I changed teh heads and when I took them off some oil/water was in the cylinders but I can't tell if it came out of the heads or not becuase when I broke the seal water came out. The starter is brand new! I just did all this work (heads/manifold) to my motor and now this...I can't win what should I check/do
Harry

Sounds like a weak battery. There is enough juice to click the solenoid but not enough to turn over the starter motor. Start with checking the integrity of your battery connections - if ok - then take the battery to an auto parts store and have them check it for you.

Good luck - TJ

This is so frustrating...I just put the battery in 2 days ago and let it charge up...it was clicking before and I thought the battery was dead so I changed it...ugh!

Is it grounded well?

You should check all your battery connections as tj309 said. Had the same problem last summer and after some wiggling on the connections it always started.

I have replaced all the battery cables and connections this year to eliminate this annoying problem.