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Old 12-29-2008, 09:40 PM
Todd
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Default Ford Ranger won't start, doesn't appear to be a battery or fuel problem?

My 1998 Ford Ranger has me guessing at a problem again.

This morning, when I attempted to start it to go to work, it wouldn't start. It wouldn't even attempt to start. The headlights looked bright, the radio worked, and all the warning lights were on as normal, but the car won't turn over. After being advised to, I tried to jump start it, and jumping it had no effect. It is a stick shift, and my best guess is that the safety switch that prevents you from starting with the clutch engaged has jammed or failed.

My questions:
What else could the problem potentially be?
How would I find and test the previously mentioned clutch safety switch? Once I find it, is there a way to bypass it so I can test it to make sure it is indeed the problem?
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Old 12-29-2008, 09:40 PM
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just give the starter a decent hit with a hammer if it turns over it is the starter sometimes there's a dead area in the starter and when its hit it will turn over if it does its the starter the switch you are talking about is the neutral safety switch
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Old 12-29-2008, 09:40 PM
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Try jumping the starter solenoid.
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Old 12-29-2008, 09:53 PM
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On the starter there is a small push on connector, this is the switch wire and applying voltage to this will by pass everything else. If the starter still doesn't work it is a faulty starter.

Be very careful and make double sure the vehicle is in nuetral and be careful hitting the starter. Modern starters have ferrite magnets in them that are super brittle and can be broken. If the starter looks very skinny, it's got ferrite magnets.
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Old 12-29-2008, 10:00 PM
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You put the thing in neutral and short the starter or the starter solenoid. If you have the key on it should actually start and run.
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