Truck was starting great till about a week ago and it started cranking real slow. Batteries are like 2 months old and the gauge in the dash says a little over the first normal mark. It did the slow crankin for a few days then all the sudden yesterday it started to crank slow for a few seconds then just quit crankin all together. It wouldn't crank at all for a couple turns of the key then all the sudden it would start crankin again. Now today it wont crank at all. Turn the key and there's nothin.


I'm thinkin starter what you all think? Would just check it but it's raining like a **** LoL.

 

tap on the starter with a hammer then try to crank it again , if there 2 pople have one tap on the starter and the other crank

 

also could possibly be the starter contacts.........I think Foster makes some good heavy duty ones

here is a link to the HD contacts

LarryB's Dodge starting problems solved here.

 

Definetly better than a starter replacement. I had the same problem in my '01. Only sometimes it would click really fast, like there wasn't enough juice to turn it over. Turns out one of the contacts was worn down so much, it wasn't making contact. I think it took an hour to pull the starter and replace the contacts. Never had a problem since. I would go that route first before changing the starter. Or if you want, pull your starter and check the condition of the contacts to make sure. I think there's instructions on how to replace them on that website. If not, I may still have mine or you can find them on the internet.

 

I know you said that the batteries were new, but what if you have one that's gone bad. You will show the correct voltage, but the bad one won't let you get the amps you need to turn the engine.

 

ya wont hurt to start small check both batterys disconected with a volt meater, its free

 

Thanks for the link! You save me alot of time searchin.


Not the batteries. both tested good..
Hooked cables from another 12v to it and still same ole problem.





Looks like I'm just gonna order the HD contacts and see if that fixes it. Thx for the help guys!

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Oh yea and I tried the tap on it with a hammer thing. No dice. Didn't tap to hard, scared I'd break it and be out more than the $45 for the contacts.

 

yeah its the contacts, i had the same problem but i didnt know about the contacts and just bought a reman

 

contacts, did mine about 6 years ago

 

took it apart and found that contacts were nice and thick still. Had alot of oil and pits on them. Cleaned them up a bit and now she starts. Still gonna order the new ones tho.