99 Ford Ranger Won't Crank
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99 Ford Ranger Won't Crank
My son was installing a light bar in the back of his cab, ran the wires under the carpet and connected to the accessory/cigarette lighter as his power source. After he reassembled the dash, the truck won't crank. We have reopened the dash and double checked everything we could see and feel. Under the hood, we checked the ignition maxi fuse and reseated the relay. In the cab fuse box we checked all the fuses there. He did blow number 17 (25 amp) but it is only supposed to be the ligher fuse (and he blew that one after we had discovered the problem). The dash seems to power on normal. When we switch to the 'start' position, we can hear the relay click in the cab....on the floor in front of the shifter, but we don't hear anything under the hood. We also visually checked the sensor on the clutch pedal and it appears to be connected and functioning.
Any suggestions? I think we need a systematic troubleshoot so we can check off possibilities as we walk through it.
Any suggestions? I think we need a systematic troubleshoot so we can check off possibilities as we walk through it.
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Might want to check the inertia fuel pump switch - usually located just to the outboard side of the passenger side floor-space. Did not know the cig lighter was a 25 amp fuse. Thought it would have been 15 amp. Suspect it does something more than the cig lighter. If the fuel pump switch is OK, just for cheap grins - try disconnecting the battery, give it a little while and reconnect to reset the vehicle computers. Good luck.
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99 Ford Ranger Won't Crank
Thanks for the suggestions. I verified the inertia fuel switch connections and my son took out the starter and took it to the local parts house and they tested it. Tested OK, and re-installed it. Still no crank. I don't have a 99 Ranger maint/repair guide. Do you think there might be something in there to help? I running out of ideas. We are thinking about getting a code reader to see if the computer is happy. What else could it be?
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