XLT_RANGER
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So I recently swapped the motor in my 99 Ranger XLT 3.0 5 speed stepside. The starter will not even attempt to spin. There’s no theft light PATS issue as far as I can tell. You turn the key over and the theft light goes away. I tested voltage to the starter and I’m getting 12volts to the starter and I get 12v to the signal wire when the key is turned but the starter doesn’t do anything. I had the starter tested and it worked at Autozone. I’m thinking either a bad ground or the starter solenoid is bad even though it spun on the bench. Any ideas? At this point I’ve wasted a month researching and trying various things. It’d be nice to be able to get it started.
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