If the battery and the starter check out ok,you may have a corroded splice
about 8" out from your starter relay.This problem will give you a click but
no crank on the starter circuit.
Steve
>From: "Rick Barnes" <rascal@scrtc.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
>Subject: RE: DML: 94 Dak - Click but no start - Help!
>Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 20:31:24 -0500
>
>
>How is the battery? Check the battery connections.
>
>Rascal
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
>[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of droo
>Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 8:23 PM
>To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>Subject: Re: DML: 94 Dak - Click but no start - Help!
>
>
>On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 20:26:23 -0400, David Henry <DML@HenryWeb.net> wrote:
>
> >
> > The good news is I made it back from the national meet.
> >
> > I changed the oil, although it sat for a couple weeks with the fresh oil
> > in,
> > and now it's not starting. I'll assume the oil change is unrelated to
> > the
> > no-start. I hear a click that I'm fairly sure is the starter relay, but
> > I'm
> > looking for tips on how to confirm the starter is the culprit. Acording
> > to
> > the FSM, I need to pull the steering shaft to get the starter out, and I
> > don't want to do that if it isn't the problem.
> >
> > -- David 94 CC Sport 4x4, 318, 5spd, Lifted with 33" BFG MT's
> >
>
>Sounds like the starter. I hear giving it a couple wacks with a hammer or
>something similar that it can get the starter going. At least if it isn't
>totally dead. If you do this and it starts, most likely the starter.
>
>
>--
>-droo
>
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