starting problem electronic clicking

[Hyena]

put it on a battery charger, did nothing. hooked it up to a cummins with cables and let it sit for a couple minutes. finally got it started. ran it for a couple minutes and then shut it off. it wouldn't start again untill we jumped it. it would still make the clicking noise when it didn't start, but the noise would go away when we had it jumped. checked all the fuses. i drove it around for about an hour. i will see if it holds the charge over night. wondering if the edge juice is causing a draw or something.

[OUMX117]

Help!!! Anyone figure out what the cause of this problem is??? My truck has been doing the same thing for the last few days and it is driving me nuts. I am about ready to sell this thing and go back to a 1/2 ton gas. I really don't want to do that so please if anyone has any info that could help me out please let me know. it would be greatly appreciated.

[cpayne6335]

I had the clicking sound... and tried to jump it, charge..... exc.... I found out it was the starter solinod. it was about 55 at a koa parts store. Mine was would crank and start, drive it for a while, then then would not start.... it could be shorting out making a drain on the batteries. Hope you figure it out.

[2000pstrokeblue]

my 2000 7.3 truck was doing the same clicking i put a set of jumpers on it and it fired up 2 days later i went to start it, it started for 30-45 secs died and now won't start, the wait to start light no longer comes on, i tried to jump the glow plug solenoid, that didn't work, it cranks like crazy but won't fire over, help? anyone/

[NoRalPh]

Maybe look here->

POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL CORROSION if your truck is like mine......

[2000pstrokeblue]

i looked for the junction block u descibed and was unable to find it, the battery does feed it? i should b able to trace the battery wires to it?

[NoRalPh]

1"X1" square little black box with "CAUTION HIGHT CURRENT" embossed on the removable top cover.

Drivers side top of wheel well under hood just in back of the airbox towards the firewall (might be partially obscured by a wire loom going to a relay block above it).

At least that's where it is on my '02 F350.....

A battery cable that runs under the airbox supplies it and two thinner (10ga?) fuseable links go on to feed the fuse box.