Replaced battery and terminals 04 taurus 3.8 ground is O. Side post, positive on top!lights work, won't even jump off , there's clicking noise as long as u hold key in start position ? What's wrong

SOURCE: 1994 Toyota Tercel Starter Problems

sounds to me that you have an igniton problem not a starter problem and or if you have or had an alarm system could be cause if u do give me feedback and i will explain but seems that your starter is fine from what u say but if you think in terms of the elemts to start a vehicle batery gives pwoer to ignition which sends to starter which gives spark etc i would check you ignition system something is causeing a short and not alowing starter to function

SOURCE: clicking noise will not turn over after placing positive connector

the clicking noise you are hearing. is generated from low voltage to the starter. the solenoid will not stay closed. to bring primary voltage to starter motor.
solution take battery to local parts store have it fully charged, then load tested. the fully charged battery,
should be the answer.

hope2help

SOURCE: starter won't turn over (no starting noise)

i think the battery is trash, and you could have killed the silonoid on teh starter as well. use a volt meter to trace where your getting power oand if your gettting power to the starter, not the main power but the ignition wire on it.

if you are the starter is bad, if your getting pnly some power there the battery is mor likely the problem.

It is also so easy to kill these systems these days, if you jumped it and hit the battery the wrong way or shorted it out, could be more then just a starter n battery.

make sure you test teh igniton side of the starter when someone is trying to start it. the cheapest trick in the book is tap it with a hammer, sometimes they get stuck or froze when they are going bad, i have seen that work more time then not

good luck and hope i could help

SOURCE: Wont start with jump.

It could possibly be a bad battery (how old is it?)., but it could very well be poor connections and corrosion. Have the battery charged (trickle charge is best). Check all connections on battery for corrosion, making sure the terminals on the battery and on the cables are real clean. Especially check and clean the ground connection on the engine and other ground wire connections that you locate. Many times over, it's the ground cable connections that are the problem.

SOURCE: car drags when trying to start. had battery

Clean positive cable! But take off neg. first to avoid arching. Put positive back on first then reconnect negative. Use a amp. draw meter to see if starter draw is not too high. You may need a new starter.