Originally Posted by displacedinMN (Post 15070507)

starter or solenoid?

Originally Posted by Bob Dole (Post 15070544)

Solenoid is easy to check.

How to Bypass the Starter Solenoid
Locate the starter motor under the vehicle. ...
Locate the two metal contacts on the back of the starter solenoid. ...
Place the metal blade of an insulated screwdriver across both metal contacts. ...
Get a friend to help you by turning on the ignition with the key.

Originally Posted by displacedinMN (Post 15070566)

We just pounded on Ford solenoids.

Originally Posted by Bugeater (Post 15070590)

Battery is dead

Originally Posted by Titty Meat (Post 15070586)

wtf it just started driving it now

Originally Posted by Titty Meat (Post 15070605)

It was reading 12.3 voltage tho

Originally Posted by Eureka (Post 15070603)

Try giving it a jump start first. Easiest thing to do before you do anything else. Neighbor/friend have any? $10 for a set at harbor freight and they come in handy when needed.

12.3 volts during cranking? I'm thinking your battery reader would give cranking amps? I recall a battery I had before was reading 12V but was still a bad battery due to low cranking amps.

Originally Posted by Titty Meat (Post 15070605)

It was reading 12.3 voltage tho

Originally Posted by Titty Meat (Post 15070624)

Would the radio, lights etc still come on with a bad battery?

Originally Posted by displacedinMN (Post 15070566)

We just pounded on Ford solenoids.

Originally Posted by Titty Meat (Post 15070624)

Would the radio, lights etc still come on with a bad battery?

Originally Posted by digger (Post 15070811)

A classic car is an older automobile; the exact definition varies around the world. The common theme is of an older car with enough historical interest to be collectable and worth preserving or restoring rather than scrapping. Cars 20 years and older typically fall into the classic class.

Originally Posted by Titty Meat (Post 15070823)

LMAO. Mines a classic piece of shit but hey no car payments are nice

Originally Posted by lewdog (Post 15070828)

I’d rather have a 97 Ranger than a Murano.

No joke.

Originally Posted by lewdog (Post 15070828)

I’d rather have a 97 Ranger than a Murano.

No joke.

Originally Posted by lewdog (Post 15070828)

I’d rather have a 97 Ranger than a Murano.

No joke.

Originally Posted by Titty Meat (Post 15070823)

LMAO. Mines a classic piece of shit but hey no car payments are nice

Originally Posted by lewdog (Post 15070828)

I’d rather have a 97 Ranger than a Murano.

No joke.

Originally Posted by Pablo (Post 15070851)

****, I drove a 07 Cobalt for a few years. Still a better choice than a Murano.

Originally Posted by lewdog (Post 15070828)

I’d rather have a 97 Ranger than a Murano.

No joke.

Originally Posted by Titty Meat (Post 15070886)

So it started took it for a drive ran well.

Got home wait about 45 mins clicking noise again. Played with the wheel a bit and it started up.wait another 30-45 mins and it started right up.

Originally Posted by Pablo (Post 15070854)

The brand new Rangers are pretty slick trucks IMO. I always like the older ones. And no car payment is the best car payment.

And a bed is always nice. Hard to go hoggin' without a place to put a trough.

Originally Posted by Pablo (Post 15070854)

The brand new Rangers are pretty slick trucks IMO. I always like the older ones. And no car payment is the best car payment.

And a bed is always nice. Hard to go hoggin' without a place to put a trough.

Originally Posted by Pablo (Post 15070854)

The brand new Rangers are pretty slick trucks IMO. I always like the older ones. And no car payment is the best car payment.

Originally Posted by Jewish Rabbi (Post 15070891)

If it acts up again try pouring some M&Ms in the radiator.

Originally Posted by cooper barrett (Post 15070944)

Running out of gas could cause crank, no start but no no crank.

Originally Posted by Titty Meat (Post 15070890)

It would be a good car for where you live and despite having some issues with it as of late it's been a good truck. The only thing is it sucks balls in the winter.

Originally Posted by Jewish Rabbi (Post 15070988)

Thank god Titty knows more about cranking down than anyone on this board

Originally Posted by jdubya (Post 15070940)

I had an old Ford truck that did the same thing. In fact I have had a chevy truck do the same. I used to carry a hammer in the cab and when it would just "click" I would crawl under and smack the starter with the hammer 2-3 times and it would fire right up.

Originally Posted by jdubya (Post 15070940)

I had an old Ford truck that did the same thing. In fact I have had a chevy truck do the same. I used to carry a hammer in the cab and when it would just "click" I would crawl under and smack the starter with the hammer 2-3 times and it would fire right up.

Originally Posted by jdubya (Post 15070940)

I had an old Ford truck that did the same thing. In fact I have had a chevy truck do the same. I used to carry a hammer in the cab and when it would just "click" I would crawl under and smack the starter with the hammer 2-3 times and it would fire right up.

Originally Posted by Titty Meat (Post 15070886)

So it started took it for a drive ran well.

Got home wait about 45 mins clicking noise again. Played with the wheel a bit and it started up.wait another 30-45 mins and it started right up.

Originally Posted by displacedinMN (Post 15071068)

or a wrench. or a hard handled screwdriver. Dad used all of them.
Started an Oliver 1950-T with a screwdriver on the starter.

Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin (Post 15071030)

You've got water in the gas. Any way you can drop a hose down the tank a slurp up a sample to see if you can taste water???

Originally Posted by Jewish Rabbi (Post 15070988)

Thank god Titty knows more about cranking down than anyone on this board

Originally Posted by Buehler445 (Post 15071108)

Automatic? I think those things had a park switch to not let it go in gear. Something could be worn out there.

RE: click. Is it a single click or a rapid click?

If it’s a single click the solenoid isn’t engaging. Your starter is ****ed. Unless it has an external solenoid.

If it is rapid clicking you aren’t getting enough power to the solenoid. Probably a battery cable if it will periodically hit. Could also be a wire on the starter.



That trick made a bunch of farmers dead.

Originally Posted by cooper barrett (Post 15071147)

er ah Duh

https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/...rter-relay.jpg

Originally Posted by Buehler445 (Post 15071192)

Dude, I don’t even know what you are trying to say in 2/3 of your posts.

I know ford did a lot of external solenoids. I have no idea whether Billays ranger has an external solenoid or not. I’m not going to look it up because I’m not invested enough to do it. He can do that and change it if he’s so inclined.

All that being said, I have no butt****ing clue what you’re trying to puke out on my screen.

Originally Posted by Bugeater (Post 15071383)

I used to have a 1998 Dodge Caravan that must have had the fuel pump way in the back of the tank, because if it had less than 1/8 of a tank and I parked it downhill, it would not start. But it didn't click, it would just crank and crank but never fire.

Originally Posted by Bugeater (Post 15071383)

I used to have a 1998 Dodge Caravan that must have had the fuel pump way in the back of the tank, because if it had less than 1/8 of a tank and I parked it downhill, it would not start. But it didn't click, it would just crank and crank but never fire.

Originally Posted by cooper barrett (Post 15071388)

his truck goes "click" if it was a neutral switch (LOL) or no fuel it wouldn't click..

FYI a car parked on an angle should start and then die, then crank, no start.

I don't want to explain, just accept it's the truth

Originally Posted by Bugeater (Post 15071394)

If it's just a single click, I'll bet it's the bendix in the starter getting jammed up. A dead battery will cause a rapid, repeated clicking in the solenoid.

Originally Posted by Bugeater (Post 15071400)

It was my goddamn vehicle, don't ****ing tell me what the **** it did or didn't do.

Originally Posted by eDave (Post 15071386)

Rad

https://d2r8v38bplleyq.cloudfront.ne...ivan_crazy.jpg

Originally Posted by Titty Meat (Post 15071402)

Ya it's a single clicky or was that bitch is working for now

Originally Posted by Titty Meat (Post 15070494)

I have a 97' Ranger. It wont start all it does is make a "click" sound when I try starting it.

I don't have battery cables but I do have a battery reader and the battery was at 12.3 Volts.

Any idea what might be the issue? I'm thinking a starter.

Originally Posted by BWillie (Post 15071408)

Buy a car that isn't 23 years old. I've had good luck with 5-10 year old used cars.

Originally Posted by Titty Meat (Post 15071402)

Ya it's a single clicky or was that bitch is working for now

Originally Posted by Bugeater (Post 15071414)

Pffft...I have an 18 year old Grand Cherokee and a 24 year old Camaro, I would drive either of them anywhere without a second thought.

Originally Posted by Jewish Rabbi (Post 15071422)

Which one would you drive to the all male strip club without a second thought?

Originally Posted by Bugeater (Post 15070670)

Sometimes the bendix in a Ford starter will get stuck, and banging on it will free it up. I used to keep a metal pole in the back of my Mercury Bobcat that purpose.