Turned key to start engine, battery was low engine only cranked three times. Turned key to off but engine was still trying to crank with the key in off position. put on battery charger and engine tried to crank (key was not in the ignition) where do i start looking? 95 1 ton dodge cummins

check --clean and test battery and connections --------

Jump it maybe battery is low charge

the cold cranking amps rating can be found on the battery sticker. the higher the number the better it is since amperage is the flow of current and will withstand longer battery use by all electrical and electronic components on a car. amperage of a battery is also affected by temperature so if the battery cca rating is low and you live in cold weather it will cause slow cranking. your starter is only as good as the voltage and amperage contained within your battery. so start with a good battery before condemning a starter.

Which is the problem, no fire, or no crank. No fire means to spark to engine, but engine turns over fine. No crank means engine won't turn over when key is turned. I'm assuming engine will not turn over. Three most common problems. 1. Weak battery (get tested at auto parts store). Will hold charge for short time once started, but loses it when sits overnight. 2. Bad starter. Possible but not likely, still not out of the question. 3. Bad battery cables. This is an easy test. Take a pair of jumper cables and bypass the battery cables by connecting black side of jumper cable to "-" of battery and block of engine, and red of jumper cables to "+" of battery and (tap) Battery terminal post on starter...engine should turn over. Ensure you take all safety precautions to prevent car from moving during this procedure. Best of luck resolving this problem.

bypass the starter motor, see the diagrams attached. You will have a new view vision with this.
God bless you

From your description it seems as if the relay is bad or else the battery is shorting out inside and needs to be replaced. I would change the relay to start.

Disconnect negative battery cable. With key still turned on hook the cable back up. Try starting car. If that doesn't work turn key on for ten minutes. Than try cranking it. Turn it on and off three different times with the ten minute intervals. After that if car doesn't start than leave the key on for thirty minutes than try cranking it. This should work.

is the security light flashing? If so try turning the key on for ten minutes than try to crank the engine. Try this three times if no start turn the key on for thirty minutes than try cranking the engine. It should turn over if not You may need a new ignition switch. Or key. I need more info after you try this.

You said it wires solenoid Starter. I would start with the starter and the solenoid

the battery says 12 volts but may be dropping to 4 or 5 under a load...i would suggest jumpstarting the car and see what happens.the battery should read in the high 12 volts and not less than 9.5 under cranking. the dash lights go out on your car when starting,and the alarm will go off ,and disable the ignition if the voltage is too low in cranking the car because the computer will shut it down and activate the anti theft.....check your battery posts are tight. best of luck