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Wayne Bechtel Posted on Feb 02, 2015
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98 Dodge Dakota 5.2 v-8. Turn ign.,just clicks.Turn several times sometimes will crank.battery and connections good,fuses and relays good

Cleaned terminals ,charged battery,tried another battery,switched out fuses and relays

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Change your starter as it sounds to me like the Solenoid is gone inside the starter.

Testimonial: "just got another starter. thanks"

  • Jim Evans Feb 03, 2015

    Please let me know if that was the problem. Thank You.

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