Test your battery. If that checks out, take off the starter, take it to Auto Zone, and they will bench test it for free.
Take the steering column housing off (usually held by 4 screws from the bottom) and remove the starter cap from the back of the ignition cylinder. In a Nissan, the ignition cylinder usually has a T shaped pin which turns the starter. if you can start your vehicle by turning the starter cap with a screw driver, you probably don't have an issue with the starter.
A broken crankshaft on a Continental Gasoline fueled truck engine from the 1940s and 50s would begin knocking like a failed connecting rod and continue to run for about 20 to 40 minutes. (great for a fire truck) A Chrysler built 2.2 the easy diag is that the timing belt is intact but does not move when rolling the engine over on the starter. Most engines will have little or no compression and resistance to the starter turning the engine, on closer examination it will be found the camshafts are not turning. After removing the oil pan it will be obvious.
sounds like the fuel pressure regulator, which is made into the fuel pump in the tank of most new cars and truck, or you could have dirt in the fuel line, first change the fuel filter, and see if this helps. Need to know if the starter works and cranks the engine but the engine doesn't start at times or if the starter doesn't crank the engine at times. It is not clear.
On my 1995 Ford Explorer , as far as I know , the starter solenoid is mounted on the starter and the starter relay ( which most people just refer to as the solenoid ) is mounted near my battery and has the positive battery cable connected to it ( a relay is a low voltage switch ) P.S. I'm not a mechanic / technician
If you hear the starter spinning but not turnover it over. Or if the starter just clicks when you try to turn it over. If anything you can just take it out and have your local auto parts store test it.
Check the starter relay. Also try to start it in Neutral. Let me know!
It could be the ignition coil or maybe you need a new starter. Also you might check the fuse (don't know which) under the hood. There is also a collision switch located inside the truck on the driver's side.
Need to know what year it is, engine size
You know the starter is going bad when you have a dragging starter.
if the starter is not spinning and the truck motor is running
It'll fail to crank over the engine despite having a fully charged battery.
I need to know why do i need to crank my chevy truck to start ?
Need to know make and model of truck and engine in order to answer this question.
if your crank position sensor is bad you car or truck will not start because you will not have spark
Need to know what size engine you have in order to answer your starter problem. 1993 Nissan pickup with v-6
Take the steering column housing off (usually held by 4 screws from the bottom) and remove the starter cap from the back of the ignition cylinder. In a Nissan, the ignition cylinder usually has a T shaped pin which turns the starter. if you can start your vehicle by turning the starter cap with a screw driver, you probably don't have an issue with the starter.
First make sure your battery is fully charged. Crank the car, if the engine is turning over (moving) your starter is working. HTH