that wouldnt surprise me. the guy that i bought it from said they might need to be replaced soon. are they just normal batteries? like could i swap one out from a car? sorry im new to diesels still learning

 

between the positive post on starter to the little post with the copper tab going into starter, if I am thinking right, it will spark so it might scare ya, watch our head

 

With key on touch the big and little terminal on the starter at the same time.Make sure you have your digits and loose clothing clear of moving parts!

 

A;ways better to replace both batteries at same time, bad things can happen, the old bat will kill a new bat if only one is replaced

 

750cca or larger.

 

or a pair of 8Ds just kiddin, yes at least 750cca

 

is there a way without a voltometer that i can tell if my batteries are dead? the gauge on the dash is saying just under 14, like around 13 amps.

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i want to try and jump the truck to see if the batteries are really the issue. but im not sure with the whole double battery thing how to jump them. and i fi can use my honda

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im charging the drivers side battery tonight and im going to try and start it in the morning
just a 2 amp floating charge. ill leave it for 2 hours like that then im going to up it to a 15 amp charge for 30 minutes or so and then im going to put the battery back in the truck and try and turn it over and see what happens

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fully charged both batteries and still nothing. just an annoying noise as if my truck was laughing at me :/

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just jumped it with a wrench and the starter turned over. ill admit it was on accident a bolt looked loose and i impulsively decided to tighten it, got the shock of my life when it sparked and the starter started turning over the engine. so all that is working but im getting nothing when i turn the key. any ideas what it could be? maybe im an idiot and theres a switch somewhere? or a bad solenoid?:scar e2:

 

Is the shifter all the way up in park ? It could be the neutral safety switch

 

yeah i thought that might have something to do with that so i tried pushing the lever all the way up and tried it while holding it there and got the same result. i tried moving the lever down to neutral and then back to park and got nothing again. is there another way to find out if thats what it is?

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figured it out. it was a tiny 10 cent connector that connected the ignition wire to the starter solenoid. but i pulled the starter to find this out, thinking it was the solenoid. ended up breaking a bolt in the process so what was a 10 cent repair turned much more costly. atleast in time. thanks everyone for your help

 

Glad to here you got it going.