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Replace Fuses, Relay, and Starter Motor

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What happens here

After identifying the corroded fuses, they were replaced. However, the truck still exhibited a 'click, click, click' sound when attempting to start, indicating the starter was not engaging fully. This led to the diagnosis of a faulty starter motor. The mechanic explains that the starter had to be 'shorted across' (jumped) to get the engine to turn over, confirming the starter's failure. Furthermore, a previous issue where the engine would continue to run even after the key was removed was attributed to the starter solenoid remaining engaged, a symptom consistent with a failing starter. To resolve these issues, the mechanic replaced the entire starter motor, the starter relay, and the corroded fuses.

Goal: Restore reliable starting by replacing all identified faulty electrical and mechanical components in the starting system.

Tools and materials

  • Basic Hand Tools Various — Removing and installing components (wrenches, screwdrivers, ratchet set)
  • New Fuses OEM — Replacing corroded fuses in the fuse box
  • New Starter Relay OEM — Replacing the old starter relay
  • New/Remanufactured Starter Motor OEM — Replacing the faulty starter motor

What they say

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were both of these were not very good okay okay so we took this one out we shorted it across and then we got back to the click click click again yep and then boom and then it started you know because sometimes you can get a starter to roll like that click click okay okay okay yeah it will go yep yep all right well we got one last shot with it last time we had to push it in but through our Diagnostics we were able to get it started yeah but now this is this is weird what happened you got it to start yep and then you couldn't get it to stop well yeah then then with the starter relay in her hand both fuses in our hand the starter kept and the key in my hand off so that kind of tells me that the the starter was shorted out okay okay okay when I bought the truck I didn't have it probably 12 months or so and I had maybe about 12 000 miles on it yeah I turned the key off once and pulled the key out and the truck wouldn't turn off yeah and just keep rolling over yeah it was just no the truck was still rough yeah it would just keep going yeah no the truck was running it was running without the key in yeah I know I ran more into work just kept starting where the starter motor was yeah but that just tells me that this thing was never right in the in the first place and I I couldn't I couldn't repeat that problem yep exactly I figured I could so I put the key back in and turned it off got it to turn off and then never had that problem again yeah but you had the key out of your hand but it wasn't running though it wasn't running but they was trying to it was still turning over okay so that tells me that the starter that issue is in the starter no hey by the click click click there was a clunk yeah you know that Charles gonna start this bad yeah and the you know when it stayed it just stayed engaged and kept your motor turning over that it was that's the sound right on the start so what did you have to do to fix it should we put a starter in yep okay well it's a rebuilt starter yeah which is that's what you find in this day and age and you because you you were said it was a miracle to just find a starter that's right yep Chryslers were on back order for who knows but it put it you know like when you check for parts when you're on back order yeah you know sometimes you'll be two weeks out and then some other times we'll be back ordered with no date predicted and that's what the starter was no date predicted yeah oh geez that's just because of the supply chain right…

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