Another starting problem

[2500sierra81]

truck wont start. when i turn the ignition it clicks but the starter doesnt turn. battery has a full charge and is keepign it. rest of electrical system works. lights turn and everything. no fuses blown. all the wires look to be hooked up right. any ideas? i dont have any fancy test equipment for checkign if there's power in wires but id rather not have to get my truck towed since it would be the third time this year

 

[bucket]

Will it start if you jump it?

 

[oneluckypops]

truck wont start. when i turn the ignition it clicks but the starter doesnt turn. battery has a full charge and is keepign it. rest of electrical system works. lights turn and everything. no fuses blown. all the wires look to be hooked up right. any ideas? i dont have any fancy test equipment for checkign if there's power in wires but id rather not have to get my truck towed since it would be the third time this year

Sounds like a starter issue to me. But kinda hard to actually diagnose it with out atleast a test light.

 

[dhamp]

Have you tried tapping on the starter a few times?

 

[Jims86]

there is a large gauge wire (may be a copper post) that runs from the starter solenoid, to the starter motor its self, check the nut that secures it to the terminal on the solenoid, I have found 5 starters, 3 reman, and 2 new where that nut had come loose. same symptoms...the loud click is the solenoid throwing the gear out, but no power going to the motor.

 

[clkelley]

And if that doesn't work, grab a hammer and give it a few good taps while you have someone try to start it.

 

[crazy4offroad]

And if that doesn't work, grab a hammer and give it a few good taps while you have someone try to start it.

My cousin got a couple more years out of an expensive Nissan truck starter by doing this, had a long stick that he would use to pound on the starter through the fender well while someone else cranked it.

 

[79K10]

one of my old k10s did the same thing... turned out it was a bad positive battery lead going from the battery to the starter, i replaced it and it fired right up

 

[Camo]

My 79 did the same thing, Dad replaced the starter a couple times adn ran the wires to no avail. it would do it out of the blue, then start later. Ended up being the actual starter switch in the steering column. Sends power to the starter to turn the motor over. That or the solenoid. More than likely the solenoid tho.

 

[2500sierra81]

thanks guys. the starter was at fault. i had just gotten a new one a couple months ago, so i got another one under warranty. seems the whole motor just locked up. truck starts fine now. good to be driving again