Lantresor Posted Thursday at 04:48 PM Share Posted Thursday at 04:48 PM Hey guys, So my Comanche (1989 - 4.0 - Automatic - 2WD - Short Bed) sat for about 2 weeks after I took it out for a mil training event. Just for some background info: before I left for the trip, I replaced the starter and wired in a new turn signal bulb connector since the original was semi-melted and didn't work consistently. Now, when I went to start it, the battery was dead. I have a HALO power bank that can jump car batteries, so I attempted that to see if it'd get it going, but it'd turn over and then die after like 3 seconds. I'm going to trickle charge the battery and see if it'll turn over later, but my main concern was that it was making a clicking noise for a couple minutes after trying. It clicked while completely off with the key removed. Couldn't really tell where it was coming from. I took a couple videos trying to move my camera around and see if it got louder, but it didn't really help much. I am assuming this is related to what killed the battery, since it was doing it while completely shut off. Any ideas? P.S. sorry about the sniffling in the videos lol 649217382_ComancheClicking01(1).mp4 320167470_ComancheClicking02(1).mp4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lantresor Posted Thursday at 11:15 PM Author Share Posted Thursday at 11:15 PM Replaced the battery, it started right up. Shut it down, unplugged and removed battery, click still happening. I'm at a loss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schardein Posted Thursday at 11:22 PM Share Posted Thursday at 11:22 PM 5 minutes ago, Lantresor said: Replaced the battery, it started right up. Shut it down, unplugged and removed battery, click still happening. I'm at a loss Are you saying you completely disconnected and removed the battery from the truck and it is still clicking like in the videos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lantresor Posted Thursday at 11:25 PM Author Share Posted Thursday at 11:25 PM 2 minutes ago, schardein said: Are you saying you completely disconnected and removed the battery from the truck and it is still clicking like in the videos? Yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lantresor Posted Thursday at 11:27 PM Author Share Posted Thursday at 11:27 PM Over the span of about 10 minutes they got less and less frequent, and slightly more quiet until it seems to have stopped or my hearing isn't good enough to pick it up anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ωhm Posted Thursday at 11:44 PM Share Posted Thursday at 11:44 PM Thinking maybe metal and heat related. 2¢ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lantresor Posted Thursday at 11:50 PM Author Share Posted Thursday at 11:50 PM 6 minutes ago, Ωhm said: Thinking maybe metal and heat related. 2¢ Could it have gotten hot enough to make noise running only for 3ish seconds? Not being a smart-@$$, I'm an idiot and legitimately don't know. Each time it's been a total cold start and only ran for long enough to turn over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schardein Posted yesterday at 12:09 AM Share Posted yesterday at 12:09 AM To me, the clicking sounds like a relay or solenoid cycling. If the battery is completely removed, no way a relay/solenoid could be clicking. It would have to be metal expanding/contracting from heat, as ohm said. Do you have an aftermarket stereo? Maybe a big capacitor to run a subwoofer? If it does the clicking again, try grabbing and holding the various relays and starter solenoid on the pass inner fender. That click is loud enough, I think you will know if you are touching the relay when it happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lantresor Posted yesterday at 12:14 AM Author Share Posted yesterday at 12:14 AM 5 minutes ago, schardein said: Do you have an aftermarket stereo? Maybe a big capacitor to run a subwoofer? Yeah I have a cheapo aftermarket stereo that was already installed when I bought the truck, no sub or amp or anything extra. Thanks a bunch, I'll test out holding the relays and solenoid in the morning and make an update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lantresor Posted 19 hours ago Author Share Posted 19 hours ago 15 hours ago, schardein said: If it does the clicking again, try grabbing and holding the various relays and starter solenoid on the pass inner fender. That click is loud enough, I think you will know if you are touching the relay when it happens. Nothing from the relays or solenoid. Still clicking, but doesn't do it when battery is hooked up until after I start it, maybe it is just heat related, I can't think of anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schardein Posted 19 hours ago Share Posted 19 hours ago Let us know how it goes. The battery going dead after doing some work is suspicious, but maybe it is unrelated and its time was up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lantresor Posted 18 hours ago Author Share Posted 18 hours ago 6 minutes ago, schardein said: Let us know how it goes. The battery going dead after doing some work is suspicious, but maybe it is unrelated and its time was up. Will do, thanks again! I'm hoping the battery was just a dud, but I'll be back if it happens again lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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