87 ford ranger will no longer start need help

[That_4.0_ranger]

So I finally did the ring gear on my 87 and got it running and driving but my clutch safety wasn’t working so I parked the truck to fix it and then I went to test it and it sounded like battery dying because it would slowly crank and the the solenoid click a bunch but I had it hooked to my full charged jump pack and if fiddled with it and changed the solenoid and now I have nothing it’s like push the clutch in and turn the key and everything dims but it doesn’t even click any ideas?

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Sounds like a combo. Weak or low battery and bad battery wiring connections. Remove and clean the ends on both positive and negative cables.

 

[That_4.0_ranger]

Sounds like a combo. Weak or low battery and bad battery wiring connections. Remove and clean the ends on both positive and negative cables.

I did clean all the connections and it’s got a fresh battery in it

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Have a multimeter? Check voltage of battery. At the very least should be 12.2V. A new battery will read 12.8V. If that's ok, then google "voltage drop test" and check the main battery wires.

 

[That_4.0_ranger]

We’ll I put the old solenoid in and now it makes a clicking sound but the battery is charged and the jump pack is too

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Bad connection.

 

[That_4.0_ranger]

We’ll I got it figured out. The battery cables were all messed up and broke also my starter was wire was grounding out on the block so replaced that and now it runs not good but it runs