98 itasca suncruiser f53 ford chassis 460 v8 .won't start

[Haroldsietsma]

Help I have replaced the starter and the battery. I turn the key all I get is a clicking sound under the hood or dash area. Is there a relay or a cellanoid i need to also replace that i can't locate. Thanx butch

[Grit_dog]

Every Ford I've worked on has a remote solenoid. Start by finding it and jumping it. Might be where the clicking is coming from (or could be another component).
It's possible the replacement starter is bad, and more likely than one might think (I went through 3 Napa alternators in the same hour a couple years ago....lol)
Or start at the starter and trace it back, checking voltage.

[theoldwizard1]

phillyg wrote:
Crawl under and tap the starter solenoid with a hammer; it may have frozen up from little use.

Good suggestion, but check the connections at the starter solenoid near the battery and the battery terminals. If they are the least bit suspect, disassemble and clean them.

While you are underneath with your hammer, check the connections on the big cable to the starter. Again, if the least bit suspect, disassemble and clean.

Once all connections are clean, then do the "tap" test.

[phillyg]

Crawl under and tap the starter solenoid with a hammer; it may have frozen up from little use.

[enblethen]

You should reply to the earlier post.
Did you check the starter solenoid, did you find it.
Trace the big cable from starter back to the starter solenoid.
Is the battery disconnect on?