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- 1994
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- Ford
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- Manual
Hello all,
I'm a newbie for starters! My 94 ranger, 4 cylinder, manual won't start. The battery is fine, my headlights and cab lights are fine. When I turn the key there are no sounds, no clicking, just silence. My father used a screwdriver to bridge between two post on a cylindrical component mounted on the drivers side of the engine compartment. When these posts are shorted (as long as the key is in the "on" position) the engine starts with no problem.
What is this cylindrical part? It is attached to the alternator, and the positive lead of the battery. It also has another small post with a smaller gauged wire coming off of it.
Is the solution as simple as replacing this part?
What is the function of this part?
I'm a newbie for starters! My 94 ranger, 4 cylinder, manual won't start. The battery is fine, my headlights and cab lights are fine. When I turn the key there are no sounds, no clicking, just silence. My father used a screwdriver to bridge between two post on a cylindrical component mounted on the drivers side of the engine compartment. When these posts are shorted (as long as the key is in the "on" position) the engine starts with no problem.
What is this cylindrical part? It is attached to the alternator, and the positive lead of the battery. It also has another small post with a smaller gauged wire coming off of it.
Is the solution as simple as replacing this part?
What is the function of this part?