Starting problems!!!

09-28-2012, 01:25 AM	#1
thehvacguy Still Learning   Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 291	Starting problems!!! hey guys. I gave a dude a jump start and when he took the cables off his car he touched the two cables together and something got fried. Now my truck won't turn over. It just clicks when I try to turn it over. Any ideas on what I should take a look at? I don't even know where to start...

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09-28-2012, 01:39 AM	#2
sublime2 DIY Enthusiast     Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 773	Starting problems!!! Quote: Originally Posted by thehvacguy hey guys. I gave a dude a jump start and when he took the cables off his car he touched the two cables together and something got fried. Now my truck won't turn over. It just clicks when I try to turn it over. Any ideas on what I should take a look at? I don't even know where to start... Did you try hooking cables back up to HIS running truck and starting yours. The clicking usually means the battery dose not have enough power to crank. Make sure YOUR terminals are clean and tightly secured to the battery.

09-28-2012, 02:01 AM	#3
thehvacguy Still Learning   Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 291	Starting problems!!! I took the battery to autozone any they charged it up for me but its not holding a charge. I'm hoping I didn't fry the alternator...

09-28-2012, 02:11 AM	#4
sublime2 DIY Enthusiast     Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 773	Starting problems!!! Quote: Originally Posted by thehvacguy I took the battery to autozone any they charged it up for me but its not holding a charge. I'm hoping I didn't fry the alternator... Alternator runs all electric once the car is started along with recharging the battery. It does not start the car. Your battery is dead,put a new one in and try it. Normally you can start your car and disconnect the battery and the car will continue to run,because it runs off of the alternator.

09-28-2012, 09:15 AM	#5
silver_flash Newbie     Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Rochester, MN Posts: 29	Starting problems!!! the battery is losing its charge while in your truck

09-28-2012, 09:16 AM	#6
silver_flash Newbie     Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Rochester, MN Posts: 29	Starting problems!!! Quote: Originally Posted by silver_flash the battery is losing its charge while in your truck ?????

09-28-2012, 09:17 AM	#7
silver_flash Newbie     Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Rochester, MN Posts: 29	Starting problems!!! I had this same problem once. but it was a loose connection on the negative battery terminal. it drains the battery. what year and make is your truck?

09-28-2012, 09:34 AM	#8
silver_flash Newbie     Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Rochester, MN Posts: 29	Starting problems!!! the selenide on the starter or the starter itself might be bad. have to jump the solenoid to find out what is broke.

09-28-2012, 11:03 AM	#9
Billy_Bob Member   Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,497	Starting problems!!! Sounds like he fried your battery. Were the jumpers connected to both terminals on your battery? Or just the positive to your battery and the negative was connected to a body ground on your vehicle? If the latter, check your vehicle ground wires to see if those were fried. I hope this guy pays for the damage he did!

09-28-2012, 03:31 PM	#10
cjm94 Member   Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: minnesota Posts: 141	Starting problems!!! Whats the year and make if the truck. A lot of new models have a main fuse that may be blown.

09-28-2012, 07:14 PM	#11
D-rock Member   Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 96	Starting problems!!! Quote: Originally Posted by cjm94 Whats the year and make if the truck. A lot of new models have a main fuse that may be blown. thats what I was thinking too!!

10-11-2012, 12:03 PM	#12
biggs9599 Newbie   Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1	Starting problems!!! Also. Don't disconnect the battery while the vehicle is running. This can result in a fried ecu in newer cars.

10-17-2012, 10:59 PM	#13
Carkid0007 Newbie   Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 15	Starting problems!!! Quote: Originally Posted by biggs9599 Also. Don't disconnect the battery while the vehicle is running. This can result in a fried ecu in newer cars. I was going to suggest this as well. That's an old way to check things.