Dude, I'm gonna sound like a retard, but check the battery cables at the
posts. I had the same problem with my 98. The truck wouldnt start, but the
accessories were working. It turned out to be a loose connector on the neg
post.
Gary Hedlin
in article avuu7g$eqd$1@bent.twistedbits.net, "Kyle Vanditmars" at
kylevan@telus.net wrote on 1/13/03 11:49 AM:
>
> AGH!!!!!!!!!
>
> Ok, this is freaking great. The truck won't start with any kind of
> "regularity," I've diagnosed it as the starter. When it doesn't start,
> there's no solenoid click when key turned to start. All accessories work
> fine. To get it home from work, I had my dad come down and turn the key
> after I bashed the living crap out of the starter with a screwdriver handle.
> :-) It cranks really well when it cranks, so the motor itself is fine,
> plus, when I took it out, all contacts were tight and clean, obviously
> leaving the solenoid as the culprit. After taking it out of the vehicle
> this morning ("I've removed more starters before 9AM than most people do in
> a lifetime!") I can see that the solenoid contacts inside the housing are
> quite worn. The 'noid itself looks ok, no obvious wear marks, etc. Anyway,
> I'm hoping I can just replace the contacts, since they look removable. I
> guess I get to go to the parts store right after university.
>
> Ah, the joys of owning an 11-year-old vehicle... :-|
>
>
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