92 Toyota Pick-Up won't turn over(22RE)

[RB]

I get a click when i turn the ignition.
Battery is strong
All lights come on and do not dim when i turn the key
Tried to jump start but no change

any ideas? Been searching the web, nothing conclusive yet.

Today was a wet ride to work...SUX!
thanks,
RB

[NAKID]

Did you try applying power to the starter directly?

[RB]

Did you try applying power to the starter directly?

No, i plan to try that this afternoon.
I tried the tapping on the starter while someone turns the ignition, but no go.

thanks,
RB

[Porsche Monkey]

Did you try applying power to the starter directly?

Thats what I would do, See if the starter works first.  Then backtrace.   

[Monsterlover]

+1

also check the major ground connections as well as the condition of the battery cables

Is it a manual trans?  Is there a clutch switch checking to make sure the pedal is depressed that's failed?

[Oldfisti]

+1

also check the major ground connections as well as the condition of the battery cables

Is it a manual trans?  Is there a clutch switch checking to make sure the pedal is depressed that's failed?

+2  check all your connections.  Jump start would not help if they are bad but the lights would still work.

[hypurone]

Sounds like a bad starter solenoid (why tapping on the starter did no good). Best way to verify is like someone already posted, by-pass and apply power directly to the starter. You can try tapping lightly on the solenoid itself but that is only a 40% or so shot....

[Grampa]

whack the starter with a hammer (make sure it's a metric hammer)

[RB]

whack the starter with a hammer (make sure it's a metric hammer)

oh, i will have to find my metric hammer, i think i left it next to the water pump for '71 beetle.

it only clicks once, not multiple clicks like when the battery is dieing.
I  will recheck the wires and connections this afternoon. My Acura had a really bad positive line corrode into the jacket so bad that i had to replace the positive line to the starter, i would have to physically move the wire in my hand, and then the car would start, but eventually it didn't and i replaced it. I thought that the same could be happening here as well.

thanks for the help guys, please keep the suggestions coming.

RB

[Popeye the Sailor]

I had a '91-that problem was it's way of telling me to clean my connections. I'd try that first.

[1KDS]

Sounds like the starter to me.  Charging system and battery are good, the solenoid clicks when the coil is energized.  If you have a meter check for volts, but that's most likely the case outside of wiring connections.

[RB]

For 60 bucks i replaced the starter, which included the solenoid, since this seemed to be the culprit. I didn't put a meter on it, but i did go over the connections. Oh, and i went to work on the truck in the parking lot where it died, and she fired right up so i could make the repair at my house. It has been raining for two days now as well. After talking to a mechanic/friend about the symptoms, he said it was mostly the solenoid and i could repair it for a few bucks since it seemed charred upon inspection. To me it was worth the 60bucks to pull it of and slap a new on on...two nuts, and one bolt. I need my truck on a daily basis.

thanks for the help!!!

RB

[NAKID]

Glad it worked out for you...