Been having some trouble. Battery light came on and I check the post and they were corroded. Cleaned them up with coke, bush and water but still got the machine gun fire clicking. Bought a new battery. Same thing with the rapid fire clicking. When I have the battery hooked up to another vehicle via jumper cables, I get a noise like its going to turn over, but then more clicking. Have full lights, radio, ac etc when hooked up to cables, but nothing when unhooked. Any ideas?

 

Might be a dumb question but did you clean the actual terminals that are attached to your wiring harnesses? Other than that maybe check that you're getting adequate power to your starter.

 

Yeah, I cleaned the terminals.

 

I figured. Just wanted to make sure. Just the clicking makes me wonder about the power to the starter. Sounds like the starter isn't engaging

 

Check your connections to your started and frame ground...

 

New development now that I can see it in daylight. The neg terminal has a greenish tinge to it. When I have it connected via jumpers, I still get full light, dash, radio and it still cranks for about half a second then clicks. The new thing is after I try turning it over twice, it goes completely dead. No click no nothing

 

Dead spot in the starter?

 

Replace your Negitive cable and clean the connection area on the frame...you have a short to ground that is draining your battery...

 

Green tinge bad. Lead oxide will not conduit electricity. Always clean post and inside cable terminal to a bright lead color. Bicarbonate of soda works to neut. acid and clean posts (mix with alittle water).

 

Cleaned it with bicarbonate soda. It'll now turnover with a jump, but shuts off about two minutes after I remove jumper cables. Gonna replace the neg cable as suggested. See what happens. Thanks for all the suggestions,