starting issues

[keith]

as i was heading out the door to work today i get in the pathy turn the key and nut-en happens so popped the hood got out checked the battery terminals the pos(+) was lose gave it a twist tried the key again still nut-en but i do have power in the truck so now im thinking the starter is shot (this did happen about a week ago but i gave it a boost and it eventually started) so i give a tap or two with a broom handle still nut-en grabbed a screwdriver and put it between the pos(+) and neg(-) on the solenoid the starter spoon and tried to start (my wife by this time is trying to help me with turning the key when i yell from under the hood) so she turned the key and tada it started like there was nut-en a matter

so would this mean my starter is on the way out?


and on top of that my exhaust is loud as hell im on my way to a shop tomorrow

[Simon]

Connection issue. Clean all your contacts really well. These things are very sensitive to proper voltage.

[keith]

cool thanks Simon
and thanks for the quick respond

[keith]

all is good now i figured out what it was
i was playing around with putting some lights on the pathy and because i was playing with the battery i triggered the alarm its silent but the lights flash which i thought was a sign of a dead battery or cause it didn't start but it was saying help help im being stolen and stopped the starter from getting power found a little button under the dash reset the alarm and it was good to go i then did this many times (disconnect the battery, re-connect it and try to start it and nothing hit the reset and ta-da it starts)

the guy i bought the pathy off of said he never had any problems with the alarm