My 92 v6 4l wont start

[Zander Osbourne]

My 92 ranger v6 4l won't start now it makes a click near the fuse box and it won't start

 

[franklin2]

Do you have a voltmeter? If you do, get a helper to turn the key. You must do voltage measurements while someone is holding the key to start.

First thing to do is put the meter leads on the battery posts, hold them there, you will probably have something around 12v. Keep the leads on there while the helper tries to start it. If the voltage holds, good. If not, you need a new battery or it needs to be charged.

If the voltage held, your helper can let off the key. Keep one lead on the battery negative, but move the positive meter lead to the starter solenoid on the fender. Put it on the large lead that comes from the battery. While holding both leads, get the helper to spring the truck over to start. If the voltage drops, your + battery lead is bad, or you have a bad connection at the battery terminal.

If the voltage held, then keep the + lead where it's at, and move the lead from the negative of the battery to a good clean metal place on the engine. Hold both leads and get your helper to turn the key to start. If the voltage drops, then your negative battery cable is bad or the negative connection on the battery is bad.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Sounds like a bad connection on either +ve or -ve battery leads. Check the thick wires at battery and starter and points between. I've found its usually battery connection.

 

[Zander Osbourne]

My 92 ranger v6 4l won't start now it makes a click near the fuse box and it won't start

I just checked the battery and starter solenoid and the voltage was good any other ideas

 

[Zander Osbourne]

Do you have a voltmeter? If you do, get a helper to turn the key. You must do voltage measurements while someone is holding the key to start.

First thing to do is put the meter leads on the battery posts, hold them there, you will probably have something around 12v. Keep the leads on there while the helper tries to start it. If the voltage holds, good. If not, you need a new battery or it needs to be charged.

If the voltage held, your helper can let off the key. Keep one lead on the battery negative, but move the positive meter lead to the starter solenoid on the fender. Put it on the large lead that comes from the battery. While holding both leads, get the helper to spring the truck over to start. If the voltage drops, your + battery lead is bad, or you have a bad connection at the battery terminal.

If the voltage held, then keep the + lead where it's at, and move the lead from the negative of the battery to a good clean metal place on the engine. Hold both leads and get your helper to turn the key to start. If the voltage drops, then your negative battery cable is bad or the negative connection on the battery is bad.

Everything held any other thoughts

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Google " voltage drop test ". Do that test on the big battery cables.
Also, get someone to try to start and find where the click is coming from.

 

[franklin2]

Everything held any other thoughts

Keep moving down the path to the starter. Next place would be the negative of the meter on a good clean place on the block, and the positive meter lead on the large terminal on the solenoid opposite the large solenoid terminal that goes to the battery. Get your helper again, hold the meter leads and get them to spring the key to start. That click sound you hear is most likely the solenoid itself, you might feel it through the + meter lead when they spring it to start. You should get 12v when it clicks. If you do not the solenoid itself is suspect.

Before I bought a solenoid, I would take the battery + cable off the battery, and then take the large connections loose at the solenoid and clean them up and re-tighten them. Inspect the cables for lots of green corrosion, that would be a bad sign. MAKE SURE TO KEEP TRACK OF ANY SMALLER WIRES BOLTED WITH THE LARGE WIRES. These smaller wires are very important and easy to forget and not hook up.

Hook everything back up, hook the battery + cable up last. Then try it.