Need help.starter clicks once no start.

[Abellmichael]

"Continuity" and "resistance" tests on battery cables are a useless waste of time. For the record, "having" resistance is not ideal, what you want is a lack of resistance.

The only way you'll get an accurate assessment of them is by performing voltage-drop (VD) testing.


The charger is no good?
The battery is no good?
Or you're saying that charging the battery didn't fix the failure to start?


Absolutely. Verifying the actual voltage delivered to the starter, AND verifying the voltage drop in the cables-and-connectors.

Ill check the starter voltage out this weekend when i have some more free time.

 

[Erik the Awful]

What does your ground strap on your engine look like? What does the positive cable end on your starter look like?

 

[Abellmichael]

UPDATE *

Fixed and starting normal again. Took all the battery wires off and all the grounds and cleaned them and reinstalled also cleaned the terminals on the starter as well. Fired first crank.

Also got bored and bought the cheyenne a new big brother!

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[Dariusz Salomon]

When that happened to me it was this bolt-it wasn't tightened enough.

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

These trucks are VERY sensitive to loose connections. All the computer stuff is real picky about grounds and good current flow. I learned this the hard way too....

 

[Abellmichael]

When that happened to me it was this bolt-it wasn't tightened enough.

I just cleaned all the connections real good and the frame spots where the grounds were tightned everything back up and was good to go. After 3 hours and alot of curse words.

 

[Abellmichael]

These trucks are VERY sensitive to loose connections. All the computer stuff is real picky about grounds and good current flow. I learned this the hard way too....

Yes there are very picky about all sensors and connections. But the trucks are worth it.

 

[Erin]

When that happened to me it was this bolt-it wasn't tightened enough.

Same here

 

[dmhscorpion]

Do your headlights dim when trying to start it?

 

[mountie]

Do your headlights dim when trying to start it?

Same thought I had..... A "single click" could be a bad starter or a poor connection to the starter.
( "click" is voltage to the solenoid which is attached to starter)
I suspect all the wires he cleaned...... the wires to the starter was the culprit.
Unless lights dimmed ( low battery voltage )