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Old Jan 29, 2007 | 12:58 PM
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wont start ,

got 99 dodge diesel .

every now and then the truck would just click. im pretty shure its the starter clicking . would try it a few times and it would start .

well latly i go to start it and it would not start did it one day and my batt was showing 1150 V so i put batt on charge and cranked the next day .

last nigth it did same thang so i pushed it off and then tried when i got home and would not do nuttin but click every now and then it would start to tunr over but realy slugish . so i pluged my heater up and cranked find this morning .

have any one had this happed to them starter going bad ?
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Old Jan 29, 2007 | 02:09 PM
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Pony up the $$$ for a couple of new batteries. I use Optima, but get the best ones you can afford. Best to replace in pairs, if you have one new and the other so-so, the lesser battery will draw down the new one. HTH
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Old Jan 29, 2007 | 02:34 PM
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Test-test -test , find out whats wrong , then spend $$$
You should get someone with the rite equipment [ load tester-AMP ] then replace whats bad .
Most symptems can be caused by multable problems .
Your's could be starter , battery , glove box lite [ something drawing it down].
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Old Jan 29, 2007 | 02:59 PM
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i got 2 new batters like mabe 5 mounths old ever start the $70 battery .
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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 10:16 AM
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Again test , been in the buis. long enough to be at the parts house when they are putting a truck load of batteries back on the truck [ all new , defective ]
I put an Everstart in my mothers car , 10 mts. later it failed and they would not garentee because I didn't have a receipt .
Some of the do it yourself parts stores will do testing for free , but then they know less about auto repair , and I prefure quality parts .
A load tester is needed to check alt , starter , battery , its not just voltage , the load tester looks at AMPs .
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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 10:34 AM
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Check your cables going to both batteries. I had to replace mine because the clamp was broke so I was running on one battery! Less than 20 bucks and only a few minutes to put on and now its running like a champ.
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 02:55 PM
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well took bye had batt tested 1 bad bettery . so i said good it was batt well put it in and stil same thang .

so took stareter off and got it fixed it was the siloide or somthin in there 70 $ to fix .
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