Ignition trouble

gonzozir · 02-03-2011, 05:29 PM

ok this jus started yesterday and I don't know what to do. I have a 1993 ranger ext. 2wd and the lights, dingers works at full strength all the way till I turn my ignition to the start position to crank it then everything dies. It's a manual tranny so to crank it I have to push the clutch in and it's acting jus like im nt pushing it in to crank it. But I can crank it using a screwdriver on the relay switch. Any I deas will be helpful. I'm thinking it's either the ignition swith or the ignition.

**doorgunner** · 02-04-2011, 07:37 AM

I'm just guessing here......but on all vehicles, everything "dies" when the key is turned enough to the "run" position....it allowas all the battery voltage to go straight to the stater motor. You're probably just noticing it because for one second the engine isn't turning over & starting.

Maybe the electric switch on the clutch pedal isn't working....and no electricity/signal is being sent to the starter relay.

Maybe the battery is not strong enough to cause the starter to engage....

Maybe the ignition switch itself is defective (not the part that the key fits in....but the part further down the column with all the heavy wiring going into it connected by a metal rod to the key-switch)

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gonzozir · 02-04-2011, 07:42 AM

It may be the switch on the clutch. But no this isn't the normal "dies" to start this just don't work. It won't start no matter how long you hold it.

hopster · 02-04-2011, 09:13 AM

pull the connector off the clutch switch and hook a jumper wire between the two terminals if it starts you need a new switch if not you will know to move on to another component.

gonzozir · 02-05-2011, 12:46 PM

Ight I'll try tht if nt then back to square one

**adsm08** · 02-05-2011, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by gonzozir

Ight I'll try tht if nt then back to square one

No you won't, you will have eliminated a component.

gonzozir · 02-06-2011, 02:11 PM

Well I dunno what it couldve been other than it was too cold. Because temperature here last couple of days has been in the twenties and snow because it works fine now with the temperature in the low fifties. Is that possible?

Spott · 02-06-2011, 03:45 PM

It was likely one of a couple possibilities: a loose connection, that pulled apart a little because cold causes things to contract, or a bit of water that got someplace it shouldn't have, and didn't evaporate until it got warmer. Or any number of other little problems that make us think of "gremlins".

Spott

02-03-2011, 05:29 PM	#1
gonzozir New Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Year: 1993 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Engine: 4.0 L V6 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0 iTrader: (0)	Ignition trouble ok this jus started yesterday and I don't know what to do. I have a 1993 ranger ext. 2wd and the lights, dingers works at full strength all the way till I turn my ignition to the start position to crank it then everything dies. It's a manual tranny so to crank it I have to push the clutch in and it's acting jus like im nt pushing it in to crank it. But I can crank it using a screwdriver on the relay switch. Any I deas will be helpful. I'm thinking it's either the ignition swith or the ignition.
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02-04-2011, 07:37 AM	#2
doorgunner Lab Rat for V.A. hospital Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New Orleans (8' below sea level & sinking) Year: 1989/1936 Make: Ford Model: Ranger XLT Engine: V-8...Carbed/fo-barrel Class: 2WD Street Used For: FUN on a daily basis! Posts: 11,709 Rep Power: 72 iTrader: (0)	I'm just guessing here......but on all vehicles, everything "dies" when the key is turned enough to the "run" position....it allowas all the battery voltage to go straight to the stater motor. You're probably just noticing it because for one second the engine isn't turning over & starting. Maybe the electric switch on the clutch pedal isn't working....and no electricity/signal is being sent to the starter relay. Maybe the battery is not strong enough to cause the starter to engage.... Maybe the ignition switch itself is defective (not the part that the key fits in....but the part further down the column with all the heavy wiring going into it connected by a metal rod to the key-switch) F Y I ........................................FIX THE MOST INEXPENSIVE THING FIRST IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO READ WIRING DIAGRAMS __________________ *******My Stupied Build Thred! http://www.therangerstation.com/foru...ad.php?t=30561***** *All the people who's freedom of speech I fought to defend are now telling me to shut up* ******The Congress that gave me a Machine Gun to kill as many enemy as possible now wants my Winchester Model 1894 because I have PTSD!******** Last edited by doorgunner; 02-04-2011 at 07:41 AM.
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02-04-2011, 07:42 AM	#3
gonzozir New Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Year: 1993 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Engine: 4.0 L V6 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0 iTrader: (0)	It may be the switch on the clutch. But no this isn't the normal "dies" to start this just don't work. It won't start no matter how long you hold it.
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02-04-2011, 09:13 AM	#4
hopster Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bedford, IN Year: 1990,1989 Make: Ford Model: B2,ranger Engine: 2.9, 4.0, 5.0 can't decide Class: 4x4,2wd street Used For: wasting garage space Posts: 385 Rep Power: 12 iTrader: (0)	pull the connector off the clutch switch and hook a jumper wire between the two terminals if it starts you need a new switch if not you will know to move on to another component. __________________ wtb: dana 35 ttb 4:10 gears
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02-05-2011, 12:46 PM	#5
gonzozir New Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Year: 1993 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Engine: 4.0 L V6 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0 iTrader: (0)	Ight I'll try tht if nt then back to square one
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02-06-2011, 02:11 PM	#7
gonzozir New Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Year: 1993 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Engine: 4.0 L V6 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0 iTrader: (0)	Well I dunno what it couldve been other than it was too cold. Because temperature here last couple of days has been in the twenties and snow because it works fine now with the temperature in the low fifties. Is that possible?
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02-06-2011, 03:45 PM	#8
Spott Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: SE Idaho Year: 1988 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Supercab Engine: 2.9L Class: 4x4 Used For: Daily Driver Posts: 241 Rep Power: 6 iTrader: (0)	It was likely one of a couple possibilities: a loose connection, that pulled apart a little because cold causes things to contract, or a bit of water that got someplace it shouldn't have, and didn't evaporate until it got warmer. Or any number of other little problems that make us think of "gremlins". Spott __________________ Build a man a fire, and he will be warm for a day. Light a man on fire, and he will be warm for the rest of his life.
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