Donnis

1991 Ford F-150 300 inline 6 Standard trans So the other day I was plowing when I happened to kill the engine. Attempted to restart and had dead battery. Jumped with another vehicle and started right up. Finished plowing and parked and shut off engine. Tried restarting later in the day and no luck. I just get a clicking noise from the solenoid. Charged batteries and tried again and same result. Removed starter and replaced with a new reman starter same result. Returned new starter and had both new and old starter checked both tested good. If I jump the solenoid I just get a power draw but the engine does not crank. I dropped the starter but left it connected and it still would not turn over. I'm beyond stumped. Can anyone help me out with this?

Classicguy

When the solenoid only clicks when trying to start, that is an indication of low voltage or bad or loose connections. The first place to look would be the connections at the solenoid and battery. Make sure those are clean and tight. And since you had to jump it off after killing the engine, I would guess your alternator is not working also.

The next thing you need to do is see what the voltage at the battery is. If it is below 11.8V then charge the battery over night and check again. If it still reads low after charging, replace it.

If you have 11.8v or above, then see what the voltage is while cranking. If it drops below 10.5v or so, replace the battery.

Hope this helps.