Newbie with starting problem on 317

[antfarmer2]

Finally victory is mine!! While the battery is a bit weak, it isn't the problem(though it may have helped cause it). I replaced the battery with the one from my truck. click click The only thing left to do was try a new starter. $400 later and it fires right up. My initial thoughts were the starter but since it fired up that morning, but I ignored myself and tried everything else first. I guess that's a good thing anyway, save the expensive part to the end if possible. Ironically enough, the very same morning(about an hour apart), the starter on my Ford Explorer did the exact same thing. However, this time I know it's the starter as it has been dragging for a while, not going to do any troubleshooting there, just going to replace it. 275,000 kms is pretty good for a factory starter on a 1996 vehicle. Apparently it was a bad day for starters in my area. Thanks for listening and providing insight in the matter. I'll be a week late doing this job and there won't be any profit in this one but at least it will get done. Until next time.

Good to hear but everyone trys the cheap and easy first does not always work but we tried

 

[SkidsDeereMech]

Finally victory is mine!! While the battery is a bit weak, it isn't the problem(though it may have helped cause it). I replaced the battery with the one from my truck. click click The only thing left to do was try a new starter. $400 later and it fires right up. My initial thoughts were the starter but since it fired up that morning, but I ignored myself and tried everything else first. I guess that's a good thing anyway, save the expensive part to the end if possible. Ironically enough, the very same morning(about an hour apart), the starter on my Ford Explorer did the exact same thing. However, this time I know it's the starter as it has been dragging for a while, not going to do any troubleshooting there, just going to replace it. 275,000 kms is pretty good for a factory starter on a 1996 vehicle. Apparently it was a bad day for starters in my area. Thanks for listening and providing insight in the matter. I'll be a week late doing this job and there won't be any profit in this one but at least it will get done. Until next time.

sorry I'm late to the party the click click is the fuel rack traveling back and forth from no fuel to the full fuel or start position there is a solenoid beside your rad hose that leaves the top of the timing cover this solenoid is the click click you hear before the engine cranks on these units. Its deffinatly a starter problem.