As the title says, my rig will not start unless I jump it with another vehicle.
Background:
- replaced battery in JAN
- had starting problem in FEB - replaced fuseable link; fixed problem.
- starter is only about 3 years old (OEM) and it has ~10k miles.
- I replaced all the battery/ground cables with heavy duty cables same time as starter (2019) using cables from a mud vendor (can't recall vendor??).
- I do have a remote starter installed from the PO. It has never given me a problem in the 12 years I've owned this rig, but I've always planned to rip it out. But, the wires are a mess under the dash and I'm afraid to start pulling wires.
After replacing the fuseable link in FEB, I haven't had any issues. This weekend, I attempted to start,= just clicked (starter solenoid??). I jumped it, started it and drove for 20 min. Went to start, click. I jumped it again with another vehicle and drove to Advance Auto. The tech checked the battery while running and it registered 16.4A (I think). I shut off and the battery showed a good charge. I tried to start = nothing. He begrudgingly replaced the battery with a new one. Tried to start = nothing. The tech went into the store and brought out the jumper box and tried the jump it - nothing. We chatted, and he left me in the parking lot. I waived down a car, jumped it with a car = started.
Any thoughts? Thanks.
Background:
- replaced battery in JAN
- had starting problem in FEB - replaced fuseable link; fixed problem.
- starter is only about 3 years old (OEM) and it has ~10k miles.
- I replaced all the battery/ground cables with heavy duty cables same time as starter (2019) using cables from a mud vendor (can't recall vendor??).
- I do have a remote starter installed from the PO. It has never given me a problem in the 12 years I've owned this rig, but I've always planned to rip it out. But, the wires are a mess under the dash and I'm afraid to start pulling wires.
After replacing the fuseable link in FEB, I haven't had any issues. This weekend, I attempted to start,= just clicked (starter solenoid??). I jumped it, started it and drove for 20 min. Went to start, click. I jumped it again with another vehicle and drove to Advance Auto. The tech checked the battery while running and it registered 16.4A (I think). I shut off and the battery showed a good charge. I tried to start = nothing. He begrudgingly replaced the battery with a new one. Tried to start = nothing. The tech went into the store and brought out the jumper box and tried the jump it - nothing. We chatted, and he left me in the parking lot. I waived down a car, jumped it with a car = started.
Any thoughts? Thanks.