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Good news, he managed to get the starter out before a storm hit and the friendly guys at the corner auto parts store confirmed that it was indeed the starter. He came home with a bright shiny new one and tomorrow he will put it in and repair the brake line. I suggested a band aid for the break...

Quick note for you all...when using a grinding tool to grind the bolt off the starter you should be VERY CAREFUL about how close you come to the metal break line...my truck is bleeding break fluid now...

Well, 3 more hours on one bolt this evening after a full day of work, and beer is losing is bribe-appeal. Even Texas born micro-brew...sigh. I have now promised to borrow a dremmel so he can cut the bolt. We don't own anything small enough to get into the small space he has to work in...

Well, it still isn't running. The new solenoid didn't do anything. I bribed my DH to crawl under the truck, and he amazingly got the top hard to reach bolt off, but after several hours of "sentence enhancers" he still didn't get the bottom bolt to break loose. He left it with a bunch of rust...

Thanks Seth! We are going to replace the solenoid just in case it is doing something strange, and if not I will see if I can bribe my husband back under the truck...maybe some Shiner Bock will do it. He was grumbling something about not being able to get to the bolts that hold the starter...

Thanks. Tried jumping and nothing but the one click like before. Any other ideas? Is there validity to the thought that the headlights would dim in the event that it was the starter? And I am right that if the solenoid clicks it is doing its job, right? Thanks again.

I have spent hours reading here and elsewhere, but can't put the pieces together to figure out what I am missing. Also, I am more of a rip down a wall kind of a gal, so I am sure I am using terms incorrectly and you should speak slowly to me. 98 Explorer XLT was running fine and then, after...