Hi my 1998 F150 4.6L engine just gives a single click sounding like it is
coming from solinoid? I cleaned the posts and cable connections to no
avail cant seam to jump start. The lights radio and all electrical things
work.The battery guage on the dash shows proper voltage,any suggestions!

habsfan wrote:

Remove it and Pep boys or Autozone will test it for free.

Maybe you have a loose connection down on the starter. If your lights
don't dim and the voltage gauge stays in the same place when you hit
the starter then no current is being pulled into the starter. Hence,
the bad connection theory or a dead starter. If you could tap on the
starter with a hammer, rubber hammer, or a heavy piece of wood while
someone cranked that might elicit a start and comfirm the bad starter.
And if it has over 100K on it then I would just go get another starter
to begin with.

lugnut wrote:
I sure can't argue with your idea of looking for the easy connection
fix, Lugnut.
If I sense something is near the end of it's useful life, like a
battery, starter or brakes, I tend to go for the more complete changout
to provide longer term reliability. In the short term this costs more.
The poster did not state what the mileage was or his economic
constraints so he will have to judge which way to proceed. Diagnosis is
always the first move.

Thanks guys for your input. The problem was a broken connector from the
positive wire going to the starter a $2.00 fix.
Thanks Again "habsfan"