2003 ford explorer makes a click when starting but won't start engine?

2003 ford explorer makes a click when starting but won't start engine? - 1

First guess… Flat battery

Big Fords are famous for corroding the INSIDE of the positive (red wire) battery cable clamp. Pull that clamp off of the battery post & scrape BOTH the inside of the clamp & the sides of the post with a small pocket knife. If that helps, most all car parts stores carry a small wire brush designed just for that task. Also, around that time Ford experimented with a light weight 'sheet metal' battery cable clamp, instead of the old fashioned 'lump-of-lead' clamps. They didn't work. If your truck has those light-weight clamps, you'll have to get them replaced with the old fashioned 'lump-of-lead' clamps.

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