l have a 1995 F350 7.3 powerstroke the other day at 3 am l went to crank it up. it would turn over but won,t start. so l hooked up the the engine block after 3 hours l went to crank it and all it would do was click, so l cleaned all the battery posts still click. then l pulled the starter and had it checked it was good so l replaced the solenoid also had the batterys checked everything checked out but all it will do is click. what am l missing. need help this thing is kicking my butt/

And nowhere in this story did you charge the battery.....or jump it ???Really ???Battery tests can lie.A healthy battery is critical in getting a diesel started.And the battery is the first thing you should suspect when the solenoid just clicks.

yes the batterys was put on charge

Probably dead batteries. How old are they?

Could it possibly have a 2nd relay? Our V-10 does, it's not shown in any diagrams, we had the same symptoms you are having, but I don't know if any other engines have a 2nd one or not.

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westend
Explorer
Nov 09, 2016
Bad connections would be my first guess.

Sometimes, a vehicle Mfg will slip in a catastrophic fuse into the positive battery cable. These can be difficult to find as they are jacketed with the same cable insulation jacket.

The best diagnostic test is to see what voltage and amperage are present at the starter when called upon to turn. This measurement will discover any number of issues.
mkirsch
Nomad II
Nov 09, 2016
99.9% of the time this is caused by a bad connection somewhere, be that at the battery, starter, or chassis ground. You need to pull the connections apart and actually clean them. A visual inspection will not root out the problems.
doxiemom11
Explorer II
Nov 09, 2016
Could it possibly have a 2nd relay? Our V-10 does, it's not shown in any diagrams, we had the same symptoms you are having, but I don't know if any other engines have a 2nd one or not.
Yaj
Explorer
Nov 09, 2016
How about a bad ground
joebedford
Nomad II
Nov 09, 2016
Probably dead batteries. How old are they?
rayroof10
Explorer
Nov 09, 2016
yes the batterys was put on charge
Sam_Spade
Explorer
Nov 09, 2016
And nowhere in this story did you charge the battery.....or jump it ???
Really ???

Battery tests can lie.

A healthy battery is critical in getting a diesel started.

And the battery is the first thing you should suspect when the solenoid just clicks.

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