starter problems *help please*

[Littlebubba44]

about three weeks ago my starter **** the bed so i got a rebuilt one and replaced the battery. when it got really warm/hot it would start to engage then just click repeatedly. i got a flowmater to put on and i drove less then 2 mins to my grandparents house took off the muffler and did some stuff around the house and needed to go home to grab a connector i forgot and the truck just clicked when i tried starting it. i didn't think the exaust had anything to do with it but it might help you tell me whats going on. i put a power pack on it and it fired up and i let it run for a few mins and shut it off and tried restarting it and just clicking. so after all of that i thought it was the battery so to test it real quick i truned on the headlights and left them one for a min or two and they never got dim. i need to drive my truck to soccer practices and work what do you guys think i should try/replace?

 

[ryoken]

check your cables and ends....

 

[randy88k5]

Try leaving the headlights on while you try starting it. If they dim, might be loose or corroded cables or bad battery. Start eliminating problems before you throw a bunch of parts at it.

 

[Littlebubba44]

the battery cables are clean and tight

 

[mxfireman]

Starter heating up and won't function. It happened to mine. Couple things you can do. 1 put a heat shield on it. 2 get a mini high torque starter. Last but not least do both. I started with the the first one and ended up doing both and have had no more problems.

 

[ryoken]

or he could go with a remote solenoid too,m to help that issue.. I love mine...

At this point I'd bet his battery is a prob.. if a jump pack started it, thats usually the case...

 

[roadnotca]

F**D solenoid will cure the Chevy hot no-start.

 

[Littlebubba44]

so the battery was good and it started up atleast ten times then about an hour later the starter just wanted to click, so it's fine on min then it **** the next and i don't wanta throw $$ into it that i don't have to.