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Truck will not start just makes a clicking sound? HELP!!?

  • I have a 1979 Ford Pickup Automatic. When I turn the key over it dosent start just makes a weird clicking sounds. So far checked the battery, starter, alternator and put a new silonad and fuel pump on but still will not start an still makes that weild clicking sound. Dose anyone have any idea?

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    Can be a number of things gone wrong here. Check the cables to be sure they are clean and tight. Fully charge the battery and do a load test to make sure the battery is still good, you may have a bad cell not allowing the battery to fully recharge.. Then try jump starting the engine. If it turns over, this tells me the battery is bad, if still clicking, then the problem is at the starter area. There is a starter solenoid that may be located on the fender under the hood, test that next to make sure power is going to the starter, but by the click sound, it should be working. Next, remove all the belts from the engine, sometimes a seized pulley on the water pump or alternator will hold back the engine from starting, crank the engine with no belts, if starts, start spinning the pulley's on the alternator and water pump to see if they are seized. If still clicking with no belt try tapping on the starter with a small hammer to see if it will disengage and then turn the key. If this trick doesn't work then you need to remove the starter and have it bench tested to be certain that it can engage, if not, replace the starter. If starter is good, then look at the flywheel for missing or worn teeth. If all of this checks out as still being good, then you need to see if you can turn the engine over by hand at the crankshaft bolt. The engine may be seized from low oil pressure or no oil or bad oil pump. Ok, you have a lot to check out so good luck and let me know if you need more help.

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Hello First thing I would do is get a friend over a car and make sure you have Jump Leads and a Volt Meter. Park close enough then switch off both cars. Connect one end of First lead (Red is good) to other cars Battery Positive Terminal. Connect the other end of that lead to your cars Battery Positive Terminal. Connect one end of Second lead (Black is good) to other cars Battery Negative Terminal. Connect the other end of that lead to a good Earth on your car. Like the engine lifting eye or top nut on the suspension, Not the Battery Negative Terminal. Start other car and let it run for 5 to 10 minutes to top up your battery (Makes a big difference if you have a flat battery). Whilst you are doing that take a volt reading across your battery and slowly rev the other car it should go up to 14.5 volts and no more even if you rev it a bit more. Remove VM and start your car? If your car starts it is not your starting system. But a lack of Power. Remove JL and do same volt reading with the VM. If you get same readings it is not the Charging system. If the reading goes over the 14.5 volts your Voltage Regulator on the Alternator needs replacing. And may have cooked the Battery? Only leaves the Battery? Switch off the engine and leave for 10 mins (Good time to get your mate a beer?) Do not switch on ignition and take volt reading again, If your Battery is good it will show 12 volts. Any less and you need to replace the battery. Batteries have 6 X 2 volt cells but will only give 6 X the lowest cell so 1.5 X 6 = 9 volts. Hope this helps Andy C

ANDY

Sounds like a dead battery or bad connection to me. If your battery is hot and you have a good set of terminals and good ground cables to the engine/body and hot cable to the solenoid and starter, It should turn over. If you are sure you have a good starter, try turning the engine over with a pipe wrench on the crank pulley to make sure it isn't locked up.

dlzhotrod

the clicking is due to not enough voltage (power) being able to operate starter solenoid. often it is due to a battery being in a low state of charge or needing Replacement. or a starter motor itself needing replacing. if we are happy with both battery ? and starter motor are perfectly Fine? then it must be a reduction in voltage supply. check all wires and connection for corrosion and looseness etc. the alternator can often have a diode pack failure allowing battery voltage ( charge ) to fall away as it earths to chassis. ! essentially can check starter by jumping from a known good power source ( car with engine running and using jump leads) direct to starter motor. if it cranks fast (noraml) we know motor is OK,

hornchurchmale

Check positive battery cable if it has 2 wires going into 1 battery cable replace battery end Ford had a lot of problems with that seeing 1 cable goes to starter and other to rest of vehicle, My first suggestion. Seen a lot of starters replaced in my career but 98% end up being battery end.

Gary

nice truck ! did you get the wires on the right side of the solenoid? are the battery terminals clean and tight?

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