Ignition or starter relay ?

diymirage · Nov 27, 2018

Hey guys

I did my first big snow of the season yesterday and the bronco did fine

Today I went to start it and nothing happened

I can lay a screwdriver across the posts on the relay and she'll fire right up

(This is with the ignition in "run" I didn't try any other positions)

Is there an easy way to tell if my ignition switch or my starter relay is the culprit?

BMAD01 · Nov 27, 2018

Sounds to me like the ignition switch might be out of adjustment or have a bad connection. My 88 E/B was doing the same thing. Turn the key,,, nothing... Jump the starter relay and off we go! Mine had a real crappy connection from the wiring harness going into the switch. The inside of the switch looked like ass so I bought a new one. Here is a link that should help if you find you need to replace the switch.

After I replaced the switch everything was fine until I couldn't turn the key off one day. I had to replace the ignition lock. All that crap was a few years ago now. Good luck!

diymirage · Nov 27, 2018

Thank you sir

It was indeed the ignition

For the time being I ran a wire from the fuss panel to a push button to the relay

I might properly fix it come spring, but this should get me through winter

Ignition or starter relay ?

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