i was jump startindg my 95 and it ran fine but when i shut it off and went to turn it back on all it does it makes a bunch of clicks and dont sound like it wants to turn over at all HELP PLEASE!!!!!

 

just a shot in the dark here but, maybe it's the batteries?

 

I concure.

Why did you have to jump start it in the first place?

Motor takes a whole lot of juice to turn over,
perhaps your alternator isn't charging as well?


phox

 

it set for a week and the batteries were dead but still acted like it was gonna start . jumped it drove it around the block shut it off. and now all it does it click like a machine gun

 

i put both my yellow top optimas out of my 98 into it and the clicks just get faster

 

Starter contacts are shot or you have a bad connection/corroded cable.
New contacts here> www.fostertruck.com

 

If all it does is make a bunch of clicks there is a good chance that the batteries are low. Another possibility is that the starter solenoid contacts are bad, but in this case I think not.
I am going to presume that you do not have a voltmeter so here is a rough battery test. To check if it is the batteries, turn your headlights on. Then watch the headlights and have someone crank the motor. If the lights go out or dim almost to nothing, then your batteries are either lacking a charge or are kaput.
Next step then is to take the batteries to a battery shop to be tested and or charged. If they test OK (may need to be charged before they can be tested) and after a charge the motor cranks and starts OK, you will need to have the alternator output checked. That test will determine what to do with the alternator. Is the alternator belt tight?
If you have a voltmeter check the battery voltage with nothing switched on. It should be above 12 volts. If it is, then monitor the battery voltage when you try to crank the motor over. My guess is that the voltage will drop to below 6 volts. In that case have the batteries charged and checked.
I am presuming that the battery terminals are tight and clean.
Let us know what the problem was and the fix.

 

loose cable but once i tightened that it still wouldn't start pushed the fuel shut off solenoid up and it started right up thanks for the help i still think it needs a new alternator or batteries

 

is up or down off

 

shut it off now it wont start again

 

If all it was was a loose cable then there is a possibility that the alternator could not put a charge into the batteries with the loose cable. Suggest that you remove all the battery terminals, clean them up, tighten them properly and than after you get it going again, take it for a minimum of a 20 minute drive.
If you have a voltmeter, check the battery voltage with the engine running. If it is not above 13 or 13.5 volts then you could have an alternator problem. If it is around 12 volts then you definitely have a charging problem. It should be at 14-14.5 volts.

 

i give up tonight i checked the voltages while i had the jumpers on it one battery read 13v and the other read 9v im going to buy a new battery tommorow and see if that will get it going.

 

I recommend purchasing two new batteries, or else the older battery will degreade the new one to the lower level! I know it is an expense, but I have always had uses for the old one -- one powers my trailer winch, and sometimes a portable tailgate lift that mounts in my receiver tube. I gripe pretty loud about not getting the battery discount on the second one (Iowa wants $5 extra until they get the old one for recycling) but I sometimes get ahead on batteries when I take junk ones from some derby car owners I know.

 

one battery isn't even a year old but the other one looks like it the original battery from factory

 

Even if one battery is newer it is very wise to replace both. The older battery will just drag the new one down and you'll be replacing it sooner than you would have had you replaced both. In the end it's cheaper to replace the pair all at once. Save the newer battery for something else.