xevo
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- Joined
- Oct 15, 2017
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- Location
- FL
- Vehicle Year
- 1997
- Make / Model
- Ranger
- Engine Size
- 2.3
- Transmission
- Automatic
My truck ('97 Ranger, 2.3 engine) would not start and no matter what the position of the key, it remained in "on" mode and would not start the truck. The key moved a little more free than before, and a contact that was inside the housing for the lock cylinder had fallen out (held in place with a green plastic tab), still connected to its wire.
Disconnected the battery and replaced the ignition switch (at the underside of the steering column), also replaced the lock cylinder. Also used super glue to hold in the contact (the tab that held it in had broken off). Still, no start, and always in "on" mode.
When I reconnect the battery I hear a click or whir below the relay/fuse box under the hood. Fuse 24 is good.
Disconnected the battery and replaced the ignition switch (at the underside of the steering column), also replaced the lock cylinder. Also used super glue to hold in the contact (the tab that held it in had broken off). Still, no start, and always in "on" mode.
When I reconnect the battery I hear a click or whir below the relay/fuse box under the hood. Fuse 24 is good.