!975 F-250 V8-360 [help]

[damienbeowulf]

Looking for some input from more experienced mechanics. My truck is a 1975 Ford F-250 witha 360 V-8 I just replaced the alternater when I go to turn it over it makes a clicking sound not the grinding sound of a bad starter and i traced it back to the Starter relay [i think] Any help is much appreciated. I apolagize ahead of time for not being all knowledgable of the technical terms regarding mechanics I'm not completely useless but I'm also not a mechanic myself yet xD

[JB78f150]

I'd say that your starter is bad. Because if it is clicking then the starter solenoid is working.

[montana_highboy]

Weak or dead battery, is your battery fully charged? i.e. 12.6v?

[Rivergreen74]

Originally Posted by damienbeowulf

Looking for some input from more experienced mechanics. My truck is a 1975 Ford F-250 witha 360 V-8 I just replaced the alternater when I go to turn it over it makes a clicking sound not the grinding sound of a bad starter and i traced it back to the Starter relay [i think] Any help is much appreciated.
I apolagize ahead of time for not being all knowledgable of the technical terms regarding mechanics I'm not completely useless but I'm also not a mechanic myself yet xD

I would make sure your battery is fully charged and clean all the cable ends and terminals before changing anything.

[damienbeowulf]

Thanks for the input it ended up being the battery, I am pretty sure the battery needs replacing, as if the truck gets a jump start it runs fine, but once you turn it off bam the battery is dead and since i just got it a brand new alternater... not to meantion i am pretty sure if it was an alternater problem the battery would die even with the engine running Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong though, but i will take the battery for testing in a day or 2 just to be safe.