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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 07:16 PM
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89 F-150 Ignition problem

I am not getting power to the solenoid on the relay wire. I checked it under the dash and It seems to be "bucking " power from both sides of the wire. I cut the red/ lt blue wire under dash that is the relay wire to the solenoid and it has 12 v coming from the ignition (when key is in start position) and from the main harness side (at all times key is in run position), yet there is no power getting to the solenoid. Thanks for any help.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 09:22 PM
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That red/lightblue goes through a neutral safety switch(auto tranny) or a clutch pedal switch(manual tranny), before it gets to the starter relay(solenoid).
 
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Old Aug 24, 2005 | 07:52 PM
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Ok, so I'm guessing I missed the obious thing to check, the neutral safety switch. Thanks for the info. Going to test the neutral safety switch right now.
 
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Old Aug 25, 2005 | 12:51 PM
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Dave,
Thanks for the info. It was the neutral safety switch
 
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