Hi guy need some help again, 1986 22re truck 4x4, stopped for a soda on way to work, went to start truck, just clicked,,, got ride to work, stopped by on way home to see if she may start.... started right up!! drove home turned off, tryed to start, just clicked each time i tryed, next morning she started, drove around block, turned off, tryed restart, just clicked.. clicking is coming from open circut relay(pass side kickboard) and somewhere on pass side firewall. have pretty much tryed everything,, had starter trested,,ok cleaned all conections and grounds, good battery,, wont jump start, thanks for any information on this prob,,,

 

Spade on starter lose. Check to see if loose.

Worn starter contacts. Next time it clicks, hit starter with a hammer.

 

It could be relay....I had a very similiar problem and replaced the relay but my truck is under construction so i havent been driving it....Keep me posted

 

Simpler. I'm gonna suggest that it's either your positive or negative battery cable not properly connected or grounded/corroded. When this stuff happens to me that's almost always the reason.

 

im with krytellan. ^^^. that sounds like corroded battery terminals. I replaced my cable clamps with big huge marine ones. does much better.

 

Yea that could be it. But he said he cleaned all connections. Dont know if that means he just dumped a coke on them or sanded them and re spliced them???

 

I had this problem after I put the battery cables on without cleaning them... clean the terminals real well and the 'loops' on the end of the + and - cables.

I first tried tapping the starter figuring it was that, but I should have cleaned the cables first.

 

i would say you should cut back some of the pos, or neg wire ans check for any corrison in the wire.

the i would cut out the bad stuff or bust out some white vinegar, clean up copper nicely

new cables are cheap from any parts store..

i have 2 neg, cables and 2 pos, cables on my truck,

i had the same thing you are having, i cut out bad wire and clean up the not so bad, it work just fine, but i went out and bought a thicker gauge wires cuz the cables were getting way to hot for my likeing when starting the truck...

if you change the cables and its still doing the same thing

you will need to pull your starter out of the truck.. and then you will need to take aprt your starter, you will see a copper plate inside where the solenoid plunger make a full bridge contact after the solenoid coil is engergized...
the piece of copper is less than 2.30 and that is usually the promblem in most starters

check your brushes and see if they need replaced..

if your a hand type of guy, you may have some copper laying around to make a new contact your self.. The solenoid plunger will really wear that copper out and its probbley not making a good connection any more due to any type of arching/burn marks on the copper plate..

 

Thanks for all the helps guys! I tried to start this morning, same click and a faint electrical sound or hissing, hissing may be fuel pump i guess? did change pos starter to battery cable, may change neg battery cable next. had starter checked at parts store, tested ok,, its only 6 months old, how bout the small wire that goes to starter? can i trace that back,or check it? keep on keeping on with you-alls help! Thanks!

 

the small wire is what sends 12v postive engergize your solenoid.

that wire will go into your ignition switch

u may have a loose connection on your ignition switch so check there aswell

 

okay sloved the problem turned out to be starter i had my 10 year old daughter turn the key while i tapped the starter. she started right up!!!! took starter back to autozone told what happened. and the starter passed there test yesterday they test it again and it failed. the starter was only 6 months old bought at autozone with a lifetime warranty. on the road again. thanks to all you guys. especially waskillywabbit!!!!

 

My then 6 year old and I were out wheeling, knew the starter needed a love tap sometimes to start. We get BAD off camber and I stalled the truck with 2 wheels off the ground looking at the ground out the driver window. Had to get out of the truck and tap the starter with a rock. I then had to explain to my 6 year old why I hit my truck with a rock and why I'd better not catch him hitting my truck with a rock.

Glad you got it figured out!

 

Got to love those reman starters....And their lifetime warranty!!!

 

starters are a easy rebuild, you guys should start doing them your self...

 

Usually when a starter clicks but doesn't turn until tapped it is the Bendix gear sticking. My dad always bought Chrysler products and they all eventually had the same Bendix problem. Those Chrysler starters had a unique sound, I heard it all my life growing up. When I got my first Toyota and turned the key the sound of that starter took me back to my childhood it didn't occur to me then that Toyotas would suffer from stuck Bendix syndrome. I drove my '82 for a year and a half like that but just kept a short piece of broomstick handy to reach through the passanger side wheel well between the frame and body to tap my solenoid. That starter eventually died with about 200,00 miles on it. I got my monies worth out of it!

 

haha yea i hear ya i have swapped the starter four time already every time it has passed at auto parts store but i raise enough hell until they swap it....i replaced the starter relay so im going to try the ignition switch next and see what it does???

 

msbe 2 long bolts and thats baxicly it.. you will be amzaed how simple they are made...

just grease up the bearing