88 B2 Won't Start(turn over)??
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88 B2 Won't Start(turn over)??
88 B2 2.9/at drove around all day fine, went back out to leave and it made a slight click then nothing. So I jumped the starter sol/relay over on the inner fender and it started fine. So I put on a new sol/relay and still does the same thing. Will not turn over with the key but if jump the sol/relay over it starts right up.
Any ideas where the best place to check is?
Thanks
Any ideas where the best place to check is?
Thanks
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The starter circuit is very simple. Look on the side of the starter relay & you will find a wire with a rubber boot. When you turn the key to start the ignition switch puts 12 volts on that wire, the starter relay closes & sends 12 volts to the starter.
Try this, remove the rubber boot from the starter relay & jump 12 volts to the "pin" were the boot was. Does it crank?
If it does, the most likely problem is a bad ignition switch, or a bad neutral safety switch.
Got a wiring diagram???
Try this, remove the rubber boot from the starter relay & jump 12 volts to the "pin" were the boot was. Does it crank?
If it does, the most likely problem is a bad ignition switch, or a bad neutral safety switch.
Got a wiring diagram???
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Thanks, I have a wiring diagram in a Haynes manual, but I,m not great with wiring.
I changed the ignition switch but still nothing. I looked for the neutral safety switch. It has two sets of wires going into the side of the transmission. Anybody know for sure where the neutral safety switch is? It is 4sd/od auto on the floor with the Mustang style shifter. The Haynes manual does not much info on it.
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I changed the ignition switch but still nothing. I looked for the neutral safety switch. It has two sets of wires going into the side of the transmission. Anybody know for sure where the neutral safety switch is? It is 4sd/od auto on the floor with the Mustang style shifter. The Haynes manual does not much info on it.
Thanks
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It's on he drivers side of the trans. Looks like it is also the reverse lights switch.
Look for a connector with pink/orange stripe wire black/pink stripe wire. Thats the reverse lights.
The neutral switch is wired red/light blue stripe & white/pink stripe
Pull the connector off of the switch & bend a paper clip to jump r/lb to w/pk
& see if it will start.
Look for a connector with pink/orange stripe wire black/pink stripe wire. Thats the reverse lights.
The neutral switch is wired red/light blue stripe & white/pink stripe
Pull the connector off of the switch & bend a paper clip to jump r/lb to w/pk
& see if it will start.
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Thats the right switch, but it looks like some genius has rewired it & changed the color coding.
If the rubber boot at the starter relay is still the right color-red/light blue- try this.
Reconnect the neutral switch&on the drivers side fender, theres a black 8 wire connector, one of the wires should be red/light blue. Open the connector & connect your voltmeter between the female red/light blue & ground. Run a piece of extra wire to the negative post of the battery & use that for your ground.
Have someone turn the key to start & you should read 12 volts.
If you do there is a break in the wire somewhere between the connector & the starter relay. If you dont get 12 volts, the neutral switch is shot or theres a break in the wire somewhere between the connector & the ignition switch.
If the rubber boot at the starter relay is still the right color-red/light blue- try this.
Reconnect the neutral switch&on the drivers side fender, theres a black 8 wire connector, one of the wires should be red/light blue. Open the connector & connect your voltmeter between the female red/light blue & ground. Run a piece of extra wire to the negative post of the battery & use that for your ground.
Have someone turn the key to start & you should read 12 volts.
If you do there is a break in the wire somewhere between the connector & the starter relay. If you dont get 12 volts, the neutral switch is shot or theres a break in the wire somewhere between the connector & the ignition switch.
