Help No Start

[willracin]

95 Ranger 4.0 (Was Originally 3.0 Previous owner mod) Truck is a bit of a frankenstien but never had any problems until this morning go out to go to work. No start. I jumped the solenoid on the fender. I have a click noise. Changed out with an old spare. No joy. Battery is good. Terminals pretty clean. When I turn the key to actual start position (Past run) Lights go out. I also hooked a jumper from battery to small post on solenoid and hit the key. Still nothing. This bypassed the neutureral safety switch right? I am thinking now its the starter. Anyone?

 

[willracin]

Also its a 5spd truck. May have been changed. 2 unattached connectors under there but they have been unconnected since i ve owned the truck, so nothing new there. Been that way for thousands of miles.

 

[swynx]

check ground straps?, theres one above the bell housing, or atleast on the 4.0 thats where it is.

 

[adsm08]

SWYNX has a point. Take a jumper cable and run one from the engine to the battery negative post, see what happens.