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i have a 94 ranger and id say 50 percent of the time when u try to start it it just clicks....i changed starter amd soleind both and check all the wiring and it still does it...on both starters..what else could it be? plzzz help
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From personal experience with a very similar problem I found that my battery was going bad. You might want to take your battery to a place like AutoZone or Advance Auto and have them run the free test on it. Hope this helps.
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I'd be thinking battery cables, battery terminal connection condition, and/or a bad ground. Also, just because you replaced a part doesn't guarantee that the one you installed is good; been there, done that on fresh out of the box parts.
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youve tried 3 batteries, a new starter and starter relay, and it works when you tap it with a hammer... looking at this from an electrical point of view I would agree with Cowboy as well as Rich636. I would check the battery cables, and ignition switch and recheck the starter relay/starter. I have put brand new out of the box parts into a vehicle and the parts were bad.
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yea i have goten new bad parts to...i changed the cable ends and cables and got my battery and starter checkd agian just to b postive and its still does it but seems to become more frequent...igntion switch is bout all thats left lol
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If the solenoid clicks it's probably not the switch, I'm thinking cables, did you change all the cables, not just the connectors.
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So you did cross over the sylenoid manually with a screwdriver? You took the wire with the elbow off and cross that terminal with the terminal leading down to the starter? I just wanted to make sure you didn't misunderstand what I was talking about there since I didnt explain what I was talking about lol.
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I'm not trying to make you feel dumb.
A guy in the 87-96 F series forum had a similar problem with his truck. Starter had a broken bolt and it wasn't getting a good ground or it was binding up. I would check all your grounds.
A guy in the 87-96 F series forum had a similar problem with his truck. Starter had a broken bolt and it wasn't getting a good ground or it was binding up. I would check all your grounds.