car not cranking?

Question

chevy 3500 brand new starter, hear me out my only vehicle, help plz

99 chevy

99 chevy k3500 4x4, the last itme i drove it was fine. when starter turning,hear a "clack" sound but the engine doesn't turn

battery good starter brand new, cables are good also

Answer 1

Several times a day, someone asks a very similar question to your's.

It's very helpfull to include a little more information in your question to help us, help you, in your times of trouble.

Some of the simple things to include in your question is:

1) Year of car.
2) Make of the car.
3) Model of your car.
Those three things can help us narrow down known issues with particular vehicles that have certain problems that occur on a regular basis. (ie. recalls and such)

Next, If you could give a more detailed explanation of what is happening when you turn the key to start your car.
1) Nothing happens?
2) You hear a "click", but nothing else?
3) You hear the starter turning, but the engine doesn't turn?
4) The starter turns the engine, but the engine won't start up?
5) The engine turns over, but very slowly.
6) the engine turns, but there's an awful banging noise?

Lastly:
What happened last time you drove it?

1) Drove home fine last night, just won't start today?
2) Was driving fine, and it just died on you?
3) You haven't driven it in a while. It's been parked in storage?

I like to say: "The better the question, the better the answer"


ADDED:

That's not good. By the information you've given, I would say it's either:

A) Your engine is frozen due to lack of lubrication.
B) You have a blow head gasket and water has gotten into one of the cylinders and is not allowing the piston to move upward. (water does not compress)
C) Something is keeping the engine from turning.
D) Your new starter is no good.

Can you turn the engine by hand? OK, with a big ratchet or breaker bar.

Answer 2

in no order- dead battery, bad connections, bad starter relay, bad ign switch, tranny interlock switch [ prevents starting in gear or with the clutch engaged], blown fuse, bad ground connections, seized engine. its a failry simple circuit. one heavy wire from battery to starter relay and them to the starter. a lighter wire from the battery to the fuse block and then to the ign switch. from the ign switch to the started relay with the tranny switch stuck in somewhere either before or after the ign switch [usually after]. a few easy tests to try- using a jumper cable jump from the battery + to the starter hot terminal. just touch it and see if the started kicks in. CAUTION if car if in gear it may move. using a smaller wire jump from the battery + to the control wire on the relay, this should operate the relay and the starter should crank, See caution. if both work find the tranny interlock and check for voltage on both sides of it, should find 12V to ground on both sides with the key in start position. check for voltage on the relay again with the key in start position. do your headlights come on fully? if so you have power. do they dim when you try to start the truck? dimming shows that power is being used for starting. if the truck in not cranking modt likely you have a short, a bad starter, or a seized engine. do the go out when you start the truck? most likely a bad battery connection either at the battery of a distrubtion terminal. good luck

Answer 3

1st is the batter good
2nd is battery is good check the fuses
3rd make sure all cables + and - are connected tight
4th make sure if these dont work make sure you batter cables are clean and in good shape.
hope this helps