Click, click, click...?

nikon4u · Post by **nikon4u** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 1:33 pm

I am trying to go back to work and I can't get my truck started! I turn the key and hear a click and that's it. Battery is good to fair. I replaced the starter sillinoid this morning. The starter works. What else could it be?

HELP!

Post by **FORDification** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 1:35 pm

Loose and/or corroded battery terminals. Even if they look good, clean 'em up and make sure they're tight. Also make sure the battery ground cable is tight where it attaches to the block.

gonzalo medina · Post by **gonzalo medina** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 1:36 pm

It sounds like it's not making a good contact somewhere does the motor turn at all??

nikon4u · Post by **nikon4u** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 1:42 pm

No the motor doesn't turn at all. All connections have been sanded to bare metal.

rjewkes · Post by **rjewkes** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 1:46 pm

try turning your key on to start make sure your in park and take a screw driver and jump the selinoid right where the battery and S terminal is if it starts it'll get you to work.

Then when you get out of work later you can double check everything.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 1:46 pm

it could be the battery is run down to low to start. the battery may still be good just its run down. it could be the cables at the battery a dirty or not making contact. or the wire at the starter is loose from the terminal end.

nikon4u · Post by **nikon4u** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 2:02 pm

And what is this?

bluef250 · Post by **bluef250** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 2:59 pm

The metal box looks like the horn relay. Was it right beside the starter solenoid?

Sounds like you have a bad battery (first guess) or badly corroded cables. I would have the battery load tested.

dcbullet · Post by **dcbullet** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 3:33 pm

Could also be your battery cable(s). They can look fine but not be able to carry the needed current.

I had your problem, replaced all my battery cables, and was back up and running.

nikon4u · Post by **nikon4u** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 3:40 pm

Well my new starter just came in. I'm going to put it in and wait for my wife to get home so that I can jump start and pray that that fixes it

nikon4u · Post by **nikon4u** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 5:55 pm

At 4:14 PM she started to take her first breath and then a loud growl!

nikon4u · Post by **nikon4u** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 5:56 pm

Make that 5:14. It's Central time here, I forgot where the site is located.

jor · Post by **jor** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 7:12 pm

So what was he problem, nikon? I would be very surprised if it were the starter.
jor

nikon4u · Post by **nikon4u** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 7:59 pm

I am almost thinking that the starter gear was starting to burn up and was causing it to lock-up. Or at least get stiff enough to need a ton of power to turn it. My alternator belt was also pretty loose and maybe keeping the battery from getting a full charge. I did see that the starter gear teeth were all chewed up and parts of the flywheel have seen better days...a lot better days! I think that maybe it was a combination of a couple of things that caused it.

Whatever...it runs now!

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:21 pm

did you just put in a new engine?

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