Have you tried a different battery ?

Funny you mention that.......Don't know if this makes any sense.....But I have a new Battery in the car...... after the click, click and then starting.....I let it run for a while, shut it off and decided to Trickle charge it..... when I hooked up the charger it said the Battery was 57% charged....... after a couple minutes I took the charger off for a minute and then re-installed it...... then it said the Battery was 97% charged....... Driving to the shop this morning I had that exact thought as Charley did .......I didn't think anything of it at the time, but that could be a clue.......
Man, This car stuff is Hard....LOL

Ken

Bad battery. We had an Optima on our C10 with a SBC that did the same thing. One time it would crank and run like a champ, then you get somewhere and it sit for awhile (meaning the starter etc had cooled off) and it would just click. Keep trying here and there and eventually it would crank and run like hell. We could take it in to the auto parts store and let them test it and it would show the battery was bad every time. We went through 3 Optima yellow tops before we switched to something else. Never had another problem and eventually sold the truck.

You will get it figured out, Ken!

Is it an Optima that is in the car? I'd change it out to something else.........ask me how I know

Hope you are using an optima charger specifically designed for their batteries and not a conventional charger.

Don

I took the Optima out as soon as I bought the car...…. It has a AC Delco in it...

Will tell you very quickly if it's a possible battery issue -- just jump it and see if she fires up every time you twist the key.

Also -- some parts stores (hate to call them that anymore) can do a load test on the battery vs just a voltage check... sometimes it's the load that takes 'em south.

While I love Jimi Day and Cam Douglas et al --- the Optima batteries have certainly lost their luster. Sears dropping them should have been a first clue....

There seems to be more reliable batteries on the market that don't have to be special.... and treated special.

Okay --- Are you taking the Nomad or not????