My truck won't start just clicks brand new battery and starter silinoid and alternator. Light come on fine radio all that. But won't start

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Asked by Kaanan Aug 29, 2015 at 09:02 PM about the 1995 Ford F-150 XLT Extended Cab SB

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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Stick or auto? Check all your ground connections as well

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Check the connection to the starter for corrosion. If the connection at the starter is good and clean you possibly have a bad starter. Get the starter tested.

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Do not spend that much time on this as said above if all connections are clean Just go buy a new starter your solenoid is no good . And if spent time after time trying to start and doesnt ( may turn once in a blue moon ) its a paper weight thats it.

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Do not spend that much time on this as said above if all connections are clean Just go buy a new starter your solenoid is no good . And if spent time after time trying to start and doesnt ( may turn once in a blue moon )this is the sign your going to be spending some of that hard earned cash on a starter.

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I replace the starter. And it's doing exactly what the old starter did. When you turn the key it just clicks one time. I even hooked up jumper cables and it does the same thing clicks one time. I checked all my connections cleaned all the wires rather they needed it or not. Still it just clicks one time when you turn the key

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Take the tow relay out and swap it with the PCM relay. If it starts then the PCM relay was bad. I had a turn signal relay go bad, took me two months to track it to the relay.

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Mine is doing the same thing did you find the problem

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If it has been raining you may have a short in the fuse box located in cabin, driver's side. Water can accumulate in the bottom of the case and cause corrosion/shorting. Had a similar problem with '98 F150....starter would engage intermittently without key AND while engine was running!

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Was this resolved I’m having a similar issue was getting power on dash radio headlights and chimes but when tried to start I’d get a click all power shut off but If I turn to off power would be back so we replaced the starter and I still have the same problem just a click then cuts power off turn off power returns

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I just went through this myself changed the starter, solenoid, key switch, and it ended up being a relay switch for the Security

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Had clicking problem on a chrysler van, would click many times before catching .. it was a bad ignition switch..was draining battery also

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@Analicia- new key solved that issue for me, the old was worn and wasn’t engaging right in the ignition cylinder

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try watching this video...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEThPhO6MxY If that's not the problem.... try this one..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1SdHBCujAo

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