88 Ranger starter won't work when hot

[psmcmurr]

My ranger will start cold no problem. Drive it for 20 miles and stop the starter will not turn the engine over....HELP.

 

[mitch4x4]

After the truck cools down will it start back up?

 

[Jspafford]

My assumptions would be a failing starter.

 

[danger88ranger]

My assumptions would be a failing starter.

 

[psmcmurr]

Yes it will start when it cools down

 

[mitch4x4]

I think it might be a coil.

 

[Natedog]

I think it might be a coil.

Does it crank and not fire, or?

 

[psmcmurr]

The starter will not turn the motor over. Let it cool down and the starter works and the motor starts.

 

[deadbeat]

My guess is tfi module.

 

[rickcdewitt]

The starter will not turn the motor over. Let it cool down and the starter works and the motor starts.

its probably the starter but for the hell of it you could try using a screwdriver or something on the starter soleniod to give the starter full voltage by bypassing the soleniod.

 

[fastpakr]

My guess is tfi module.

This is a cranking problem, not an ignition problem.

 

[fastpakr]

I think it might be a coil.

No, the OP has made it clear that this is a cranking problem.

 

[Psychopete]

Hmmm. I think the most likely cause is the MAF sensor.

</sarcasm>

It helps to have someone help you with this, but I would take a volt meter and measure the voltage after the starter solenoid to verify that it's the starter and not something else (with the key on 'Start'). I would say that the starter is probably shot, but you never know.

Pete

 

[Jspafford]

A worn out starter will pull excessive voltage when trying to start. When the motor is warm the starter also gets hot and with the two of those things working together it could cause that.

 

[mikhail]

i went mudding with a guy once who had an early 80's bronco with the same exact problem. it was his starter