truck problems again help!

[Mr. 6pak2go]

Hey i got up this morning and my truck wouldnt start acting like the battery is dead but its not! all the lights work fine but when i turn the key it just clicks ! i tryed to cross the starter to see if it would crank but id dont do nothin just sparks i know its gettin juice but its not doing anything! bad starter?? any ideas?

[dodgetkboy78]

If it is a older Chrysler, and the relay is on the firewall, then, if you cross the two posts, and you get a clicking, it should either mean you have a bad connection, or a dead battery, or a bad starter.
Try jumping it by taking cables and connecting them right to the battery.

[Mr. 6pak2go]

ok i put on a new starter today and it will crank and start fine sometimes it just turns really slow like the battery is dead i put a battery tester on it and it is perfect! bad ground??? another thing when you disconnect the pos battery cable it dies like the alternater is bad but its brand new is there any other cause for this ie a bad ground??

[dodgetkboy78]

I would check grounds, and hot spots in your cables, that would show a bad connection/corrosion.
Alternator could be bad, and, in the future, I wouldn't disconnect the battery if you have electronic ignition, it can cause a spike just big enough to kill your brain. (only 1 in 100, but happened to me more than once)
What is this thing anyway?

[Mr. 6pak2go]

its an 85 dodge ram d100 custom 4x4 i got it all fixed today it was a bad ground the old ground cable was rottin so i replaced it and mounted it to the radator support apparently thats not good enough lol so i  tryed a few more spots (inner fender firewall etc) never would ground so finally i put it where it was originaly and it worked fine! the only reason i didnt do that in the first place was i had to remove the smog pump to get to it!! so i tryed to do it the easy way!! it didnt work! lol thanks dodgetboy!

[nivvy]

alternator is bad...mine just went out ...and same problems.....i have a brand new 1050 cold cranking amp battery as well....

[Mr. 6pak2go]

i was a bad ground! thanks i was thinking the same thing!!