If both battery cables are connected the truck starts making that loud clicking sound again even without the key in the ignition and when key is inserted and turned nothing happens.
Do you think the clicking noise is coming from fuse box? If so, check it out. Sometimes you can put your hand on a relay and feel the vibration when/if it is clicking. Your fuse box cover or owners manual may tell you which relay is which. Then we can check relay circuits.
Rick may be correct about ignition switch, w/o testing, don't know?
Bad ignition switch
SOURCE: Starting problem with a 1995 Ford Ranger 4 cylinder.
yes you need to replace the starter because most likely the seliniod is attached to the starter and you have to buy the whole thing
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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Good luck and keep us posted.
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SOURCE: High pitch noise when turn key to start / engine not turning over
Check your battery first. Cold weather does horrible things to car batteries... if it's more of a grinding sound I would say that your starter gear is bad. I believe they call it a ring gear? I had a similar problem with a kushman scooter that I use to deliver snowcones through the neighborhoods. It has teeth that need to engage and if those teeth have been grinded down it will have a hard time engaging....
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: 1999 Toyota Corolla CE.
I had the same problem with my 99 corolla. It was the solenoid contacts in the starter...they were worn down and didn't either get enough contact or sometimes kind of melt togther (that's why starter spins even after you turn off car and key). Got new contacts and car starts like new!
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