First of all, I'm not very good with cars, so I could be missing something very obvious. A while ago my 2000 Ram 1500 4X4 wouldn't start easily. The black cable on the battery had come loose and no matter how tight i tightened the bolt, I could easily lift the connection off the battery. My brother cut a piece of metal and stuck it in between the connection and battery so we could tighten the cable.

It wouldn't start on the first time for a while, and i had to push the gas a little get it to start. This morning I tried to turn it on(after being idle for 2 days) and now it will try to turn over but it won't get close to starting. Sometimes i get the "try to turn over" sound and others I don't even get that.

Is it my connection? Battery? Both?

Any help is appreciated.

 

get your battery tested at an auto parts store and start from there.

 

+1 on the battery test. While your at the auto parts store, pick up a new terminal. The Dodge OEM terminals down right stink. You'll have to cut off the old terminal to install the new one.

 

sounds like your old battery terminal is cracked and not cinching down. replace it. its not expensive.

+1 on load test the battery. if its weak, replace it.

clean the battery terminals and cables of any corrosion, grease, etc.

 

Fix it ASAP, you risk damaging the starter uselessly cranking with a weak battery/bad connection like that.

 

since it was loose you should get the alternator tested when you get the battery tested.
new terminals are easy to install, cut the old one off and strip it back about 1/2" then put the stripped wire under the metal plate on the new terminal and get it tight.
i replaced both of mine with the lead terminals because dodge used some craptastic band style terminals that crack and get loose over time.
after you get new ones on, a good way to keep them from getting corrosion on them is to put the felt pads under each one, tighten them, and slop some liquid electric tape on them.