SOURCE: When I turn the key to crank my Dodge Ram 2500, nothing happens.
Is this a manual or automatic tranny? I would be looking at the gearshift selector, did you try starting it in neutral, as opposed to park, if it's an auto, and how about a switch on the clutch pedal to prevent starting in gear, if it's a manual? How about wiring to the neutral safety start switch? Any fuses, circuit breakers been checked? What year truck?
I'm just throwing things out there, just to check before you spend any more money that you don't have to.
I could use a battery, right now- got an extra one?
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SOURCE: 2001 dodge grand caravan ex 3.8 does not turn over
Try checking relays in the fuse box under the hood. If all checks out ok, check timing belt/chain.
SOURCE: When I turn the key to crank my Dodge Ram 2500, nothing happens.
your starter solenoid is out. may have even blown a fuse under the hood in the fuse box in front of the driver. i believe it is a 30 amp.
SOURCE: my 1996 dodge neon won't
This is the classic sign of worn/dirty starter motor solenoid contacts.
As I live in England I'm totally unfamiliar with your car as very few were ever sold in the UK (as the Chrysler Neon). On modern vehicles the solenoid is fixed to the starter and is not user-serviceable. Most tend to last anywhere from 70000 to 140000 miles (depending upon how many starts a day, on average) before they need replacing. Once the solenoid starts to fail, the starter motor is also usually pretty tired as they're made to last as long as each other.
You may be able to get by until you replace the starter with a new or reconditioned one by giving the solenoid a sharp tap midway along its length with a hammer before starting: I do mean a sharp tap, not a dirty great whack with a sledge hammer. The solenoid will be the smaller diameter metal cylinder mounted parallell to and immediately alongside the starter motor. Often you may not be able to tap the solenoid directly, but if you put the point of a long screwdriver or wrecking bar onto it, and hammer the end of that tool instead, it will transmit the blow to precisely where you need it.
If this doesn't work, then try again with an assistant. Get them to turn the ignition key as you repeatedly and rapidly tap the solenoid.
This is only a very short term bodge, it won't fix the problem and the problem will only get worse until the tapping method no longer works.
SOURCE: 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan, wouldn't
The fact that a jump made the thing work really rules out starter and solenoid. If you got a clicking but no start, then a jump fixed the problem, there are really only 2 possible causes. Since the first is a dead battery and you have said the battery was fine, then it has to be the second, which is a poor connection between one of the leads and the battery. Sometimes, oxidisation builds up under the connector and this will cause the connection to fail although it looks good. Clamping jump leads to the connector probably disturbed it and made the connection good again. Remove each cable clamp, clean battery connector and the clamp on the cable thoroughly with emery cloth and reconnect, As you're doing this, also check that the connections that hold the cable into the clamp are good and tight and have no corrosion.
REMEMBER that if you disconnect your battery, you may loose the security code to your radio/CD. An easy way to avoid this is jump onto the cable connectors from another battery (Like you were jump starting it) so that the power to the radio is maintained during the procedure.
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