1998 Durango........battery tests 12.6 so full charge.

turn key get a loud click out of starter...this can range from 1 click to trying for 15 minutes click click then start...

new to the mopar scene......starter or anything you guys may have knowledge on would be helpful dont ant wife getting stranded any help would be grateful like to fix this tomorrow or saturday if possible

 

took it to a napa and had battery load tested tested fine

if it is the starter is it a bugger to change on the durango?

 

My D did that once too. I thought it was the Battery, it wasnt.

The Battery cable terminals on the D are a poor design. I took my cables off,
cleaned cable terminals and battery post with Baking Soda and water, and tightened
the sh__ out of the cable terminals. This fixed the problem!

Good Luck

 

Could very well be your batterey connection. A good way to know that this is the problem would be to get in the truck turn on accessories ie. radio and lights, then turn the ignition over. If it is your connection the radio and lights will not come back on for a bit or at all. If it is your starter they are not hard to change at all from what I have heard but you can make it hard on yourself if you don't follow the instructions in your manual (if you have one). Go to a parts store and pick up the manual or download this one here http://www.jameskowalski.com/Dodge/2...dge_Dakota.pdf
It is for a 2001 Dakota but everything is basically the same.

 

turned on radio and lights then went to start it....blinked then came right on....no loss of them......leaning towards starter......do they need shimmed or bolt right up??

 

Clean the terminals anyway and then if it doesn't work get out the manual. The starter is a fairly straightforward job.

 

Classic starter. Replace it.