Laramie, WY - No Crank/No Start, just solenoid clicking

Zion

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Already a few hundred miles into a 1800+mile trip to college and the truck decided to call it a night in Laramie. No preceding electrical issues that I know of. Shut it off to get fuel and now running ignition just results in clicking. My multimeter doesn’t seem to be working, and I’m not a local. Could be batteries, cables, relay, solenoid, starter, but I don’t have the ability to vet those culprits at the moment. Not sure if there’s anyone in the area at this time of night, but I would appreciate some assistance as the local towing/repair services have not been particularly helpful.
 

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The battery cables will corrode on the inside near the battery terminals, wiggle the crap out of them and see what happens. Maybe try jumping the solinoid under the hood with your knife or screwdriver.
 

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If you have a manual transmission, the other option is a pull start or rolling down a hill and pop the clutch. These trucks start really easy that way.
 

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