i have dash lights but wen u turn the key the starter wont engage at all not a click or anything ive checked just about everything i thought i could be but the starter wont even click wen i turn the key help me it wont it even crank

this is a no crank situation

 

battery or bad starter

 

ive tried making sure that the NSS switch is engaged by moving the shifter back in fourth

 

You check the starter relay? You can also jump the S wire (marked on the solenoid) to see if your starter is good.

 

my starter seemed to kick on when i connected the two wire hook ups with a wrench but it didnt shut off right away wen i disconnected it ?

 

i think my starter was grinding a little bit when it was starting recently

 

were is the starter relay

 

Did the engine turn?

 

Starter relay is behind (toward the firewall) the battery. It's a rectangle box with a bunch of wires.can't remember if you have to energizing the wire or the post.

 

jump it from the battery

 

Ya. Pretty sure its the wire. If that doesn't work do the post. It's marked s on the relay.

 

how do i jump the starter to see if its working

 

You can do the relay thing or run a wire from the little post on the solenoid to the battery. I had to do that once when my relay went until I got a new one. I put a toggle in the cab.