usually three or so... mostly always there's a ground behind the cylinder head on the block and there will be one for the starter too i'd check those. check for loose connections or corroded terminals too.

my truck did something similar about a year ago and i pulled the starter to find the armature covered with mud and grime, so i cleaned it up and put a set of brushes in it, then cleaned the ground terminal and bolt and no more problems.

 

well everything checked out ok at autozone.... battery and alternator are both good... I will try to find the grounds and make sure of that... Went to the car this morning and cranked right up.. as opposed to yesterday where I had to jump it in the morning at 6:30am and the was dead enough not to turn the starter over at 2pm.... this is frustrating...

 

Just walked out side and tried to start truck.. wouldnt even turn over.. parked it last night at 7pm cranked right up at 7am.... parked at 8am dead at noon.... what gives...?

 

When it is dead is when I would start tightening wiring connections and grounds. Look for corrosion on all electrical connections on starter. Tighten on, then try the starter. It may take awhile but you may find the problem. Good luck.

 

The starter solenoid is going out. Mine did the exact same thing. Like it was tempermental. Until finally it just wouldn't start. A new starter installed and never had any more problems.

 

Had an 01 Suburban a few years ago doing the same thing. One day I was mad and checking connections and gave a little tug on the battery connections and the entire positive post pulled out of the battery on the Delco Battery. From the appearance it had been like that for some time and would work some days and others not.

 

Had the intermittent problem again over the weekend. I am trying to track down the problem... I have removed the aftermarket amp positive cable from the battery terminal to rule that problem out.. so if the battery goes dead now (which it hasnt since I cut that cable) I will know that the problem probably isnt the amp drawing power. How complicated is it to replace a starter solenoid? what would parts and labor run to get this done? just ball park figures..

 

.bump

 

just go down to the neighborhood parts store and buy a starter and replace it......I dont know what a starter for a HD runs but somewhere in the 100-200 range Id say

 

Yeah just replace the whole thing. The solenoids are built with the starters.