After sitting for about 3 months my full size wont start. i replaced the battery and after some tinkering realized that the only way to start it is to run jumper cables from the battery terminals to the solenoid. Once started she runs great and idles fine. However whenever i try to just start it by key i get the rpm's shooting up to 3grand but no noise coming from the engine, not even a click. Any suggestions as to what i should do now? I replaced the cabe going from the positive terminal to the solenoid because it was frayed but still now luck.
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Check your ground. You used the battery in the truck to jump it or another battery?
I hooked jumpers up to the battery in the truck now to the solenoid. positive to positive neg to neg and it starts right up. but i dont want to have to hillbilly start it like this every time. The ground from the starter to the frame?
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Bad wire going to solenoid. If you are using the battery and the solenoid its the connections. is the solenoid clicking at all? Check your solenoid.
Solenoid isn't clicking at all. I had a solenoid clicking in my last 93 ford and it ended up being the starter after we replaced the solenoid. Im getting no noise at all in this case. Im just going to replace every wire i can. Thanks for the help!
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yo,
Any voltagetarter relay on inner fender?
Check for voltage from ign sw to relay http://www.broncolinks.com/gallery_images/Chassiswiring87-89Bronco.gif
No Start Troubleshooting;
"...First thing to check is wiring. Between the large posts of your starter relay ... should be a smaller post with a wire attached. This is the wire from your ignition switch that turns the starter over. Check this wire for cracks, open insulation, or anything that could possibly cause an open circuit.
Next, check your upper ignition actuator. Find the ignition rod (on top of the column, running from the steering wheel down to the ignition switch at the base of the column) and make sure it's moving back and forth when you turn the key, through all positions. If it is, your upper actuator is probably not the problem. Lastly, check your ignition switch (again, at the base of the column). Manually push the switch back and forth through the different positions. Push it all the way forward (or down) and see if it will engage the starter. If it does, then your ignition rod is probably bent, which can be remedied quite easily. & If it's an auto, try starting in neutral or while pulling up on the lever while it's in park. If that works, look to a park/neutral safety switch. If it's a stick, check the clutch switch.
If it does turns over jumped to the small terminal, then you'll be looking for something in the small circuit that includes the ignition switch & the park/neutral safety switch (Or clutch safety switch on a manual trans, or MLPS on a 90 with an E4OD). There should be 12v running from the ignition switch, thru the safety switch, to the small terminal on the relay. Disconnect the small wire to the solenoid (So it doesn't start by surprise, I'd pull the coil wire too). With someone holding the key in the start position, you should be able to read 12v between any point on that small circuit & ground. When you find where you lose 12v, then you'll know where the issue is..."
Source: by BigUgly88EB and ElKabong
Any voltagetarter relay on inner fender?
Check for voltage from ign sw to relay http://www.broncolinks.com/gallery_images/Chassiswiring87-89Bronco.gif
No Start Troubleshooting;
"...First thing to check is wiring. Between the large posts of your starter relay ... should be a smaller post with a wire attached. This is the wire from your ignition switch that turns the starter over. Check this wire for cracks, open insulation, or anything that could possibly cause an open circuit.
Next, check your upper ignition actuator. Find the ignition rod (on top of the column, running from the steering wheel down to the ignition switch at the base of the column) and make sure it's moving back and forth when you turn the key, through all positions. If it is, your upper actuator is probably not the problem. Lastly, check your ignition switch (again, at the base of the column). Manually push the switch back and forth through the different positions. Push it all the way forward (or down) and see if it will engage the starter. If it does, then your ignition rod is probably bent, which can be remedied quite easily. & If it's an auto, try starting in neutral or while pulling up on the lever while it's in park. If that works, look to a park/neutral safety switch. If it's a stick, check the clutch switch.
If it does turns over jumped to the small terminal, then you'll be looking for something in the small circuit that includes the ignition switch & the park/neutral safety switch (Or clutch safety switch on a manual trans, or MLPS on a 90 with an E4OD). There should be 12v running from the ignition switch, thru the safety switch, to the small terminal on the relay. Disconnect the small wire to the solenoid (So it doesn't start by surprise, I'd pull the coil wire too). With someone holding the key in the start position, you should be able to read 12v between any point on that small circuit & ground. When you find where you lose 12v, then you'll know where the issue is..."
Source: by BigUgly88EB and ElKabong
