Won't start - just hear 1 click from engine compartment
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Won't start - just hear 1 click from engine compartment
Just bought a 1995 ram 2500 V10 and it always started with one or two slow cranks and then started right up.
Today on my way home from work the truck won't start. Just one click was heard. I turned on the headlights and left the door open to see if the dome and headlights would dim pointing to the battery, but they stood bright. I cleaned the +/- cables on the battery and still nothing.
Every once in a while if I wiggled either the +/- cables and got the truck to start without any hesitation in the cranking, then when I tried again, nothing. This happened on and off for a while, then I gave up.
Looking for suggestions on where to start as I'm limited with any type of testing tools and 18 degree weather.
Today on my way home from work the truck won't start. Just one click was heard. I turned on the headlights and left the door open to see if the dome and headlights would dim pointing to the battery, but they stood bright. I cleaned the +/- cables on the battery and still nothing.
Every once in a while if I wiggled either the +/- cables and got the truck to start without any hesitation in the cranking, then when I tried again, nothing. This happened on and off for a while, then I gave up.
Looking for suggestions on where to start as I'm limited with any type of testing tools and 18 degree weather.
Last edited by nyrainman; Jan 26, 2019 at 06:39 PM.
