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That little wire on the top of your firewall mounted solenoid goes down to the starter and gets juice when you hit the start with your key
You need to measure the voltage on the little wire at the starter when in crank
Use your new dvom on dc volts setting (some auto range you select a setting bigger than 12 volts)(20vdc is a normal setting)
Report back if you can the voltage on that wire
Never mind on the picture of the starter I see your pics and i would like to see you get the broken bolt out and replaced
That said it still should crank using the other 2 bolts to ground with
Even 1 out of two bolts are an adequate ground but your starter might fall out while driving
Your starter looks like it has 3 bolts to mount it, so not as big of an issue
The black ground wires that bolt to the starter need to be bolted tight to the starter (you should be able to yank on those wires and have them not move)
I haven’t been Able to do any voltage readings yet. I just got some safety glasses today didn’t want to risk rust in my eyes and there beem ice and snow in my state. Off the Subject of the starter anyone knows where Evap canister purge solenoid is located because the one I got last year from Amazon doesn’t seem to look like the one In the diagrams from this group
The canister purge valve
It goes from the carbon canister to the throttle body or the carburetor
In your case with a 2000 F150 5.4 the purge solenoid is near the brake booster with the big green and white plastic vacuum tube connections
Here is a pic of your type (they do not look like the old ones but do the same thing)
He Here is what I received as the solenoid from Amazon. Th next picture is from the other day I was going to chance my oil presser sensor but what I was removing was actually the camshaft sensor so Am still lookin for the location of that. But I noticed. Peculiar thing
Thi This bolt is on front of motor near
My alternator but why is there a clip on tj side of it like there is supposed to be a wire or cable attached to it?
A better picture of the little clip you are seeing would be nice
I think you might be looking at one of the ignition coil capacitors
They have a little tab on them and a wire coming out
So does the canister purge valve match up to yours?
Shouldn’t there be a wire connected to that clip somewhere? Just wondering, I just gave been looking at everything, every wire, all the rust you know corrosion that sort of thing since I clearly haven’t a darn clue what I’m doing here. I’m just winging it all, and I have lots of thing I’ve purchased for this vehicle just because it’s older and I’m addicted to the blue driver, but none of things I’ve bought actually have been put on it. So I figure I may as well learn some things figure it out and maybe something will go in my direction. Anyway that’s explains why I’m all over the map
There is no other wire that plugs on to that tab
The second tab is just there to keep it from spinning around when the bolt is tightened
At some point you will have to (want to) install some of the parts you have purchased
Brakleen and rags, clean as you go. Good job so far
You got it to start then?
Fixed the broken bolt in the starter?
Good luck
No I haven’t gotten it started it’s been down so long I have a flat tire been cold here and can seem to get any help from anyone who knows what they’re doing just a bunch of part changers who say they’re friends who have worked in **** before but don’t know a damn thing only what they see on you tube that day
You can start it using jumper cables down at the starter, course you need to know what you are doing.
That is if the starter is good, otherwise you will just be welding they call it (if it just sparks like crazy and does not crank)
I would start there after charging or replacing the battery
you need a good ground on the starter. That is what the black lead of the jumper cables is for
Black from battery negative to starter bolt and housing. Red from battery to positive post on the back of the starter
Then jumper with a pocket screwdriver from the big post to the little post on the starter
You will be cranking or welding at that point with a fully charged battery (above 12 volts)
If it just clicks or tries welding your screwdriver to the post, replace the starter
Another check would be condition of the battery cables and connection points.
You can have good voltage and all components working but, with poor cables/connections not enough amps(power) to crank.
Depending on where OP lives, corrosion could be a problem.
