tried to start my 2005(not fuel injected) ranger the other day and all i got was click, click. so i found in the archives on this site what to test, so i check for voltage on other side of solenoid and got the proper volts, so i jumped from the battery to the starter nut and starter turned and fired up the ranger, however with where the starter is i used a metal rod on the jumper cable and would actually have to tap it to get it to work, connection is very dirty, does this mean the starter is ok just a bad connection that needs to be cleaned. also i checked the continuity from solenoid to starter nut and it showed continuity

thanks dave