First major issue with my truck....

sounds more like a solenoid
does it have the battery protection--where it keeps enough voltage to start truck by shedding unwanted loads?

 

i agree prolly solenoid..

2 could be the ign switch

3. loose wire corrosion somewhere..

 

Battery cable to the starter. If you have NO power to the truck no where, id put money its just a loose battery cable to the starter.

 

Had the same thing happen to me!!!

Open the battery cover and check the fuse in the electrical coupling that connects the two sets of batteries.

Good luck!!!!

 

seee an old truck wouldnt do that

 

im betting the ignition switch, also their usually is more than one solinoid one close to the starter and one up closer to the ignition switch

 

solenoid.

The fact that the tow truck driver tried to bypass the electrical harness and to hot wire the solenoid proved the solenoid didnt want to fire. It is no biggie to replace, and solenoids do go bad with time.

Disconnect one side of the batteries.

remove wires and remember where they go on the solenoid.

remove old solenoid

insert new solenoid

re-attach wiring

re-attach batteries

reset your clocks inside truck and your golden. its about a half hour job to do on your own and can easily be done in the parking lot of the parts supplier.

Personally? I would pull that whole starter and have it rebuilt. Generally if the solenoid goes, its a good time to get the rest of the starter taken care of, just good maintenance. Brushes, bearings, starter clutch, solenoid, and your good for another 2 years or so.

 

I agree, A hunting buddy of mine does that work at the place where here works.. That is something He tells the drivers of their truck has to/should be replaced, If the solenoid is being replaced.