Bronco II isnt turning over.

[wantaranger]

Hey guys, I am currently trying to get my 1989 Bronco II to work, She worked last week when i drove her across my garden to the garage. and i took off the Solenoid to put on another rig, [this was last week] and i put it back on the BII today and she is getting power but not turning over, the battery is OK and i even tried boosting it with a 2001 Ford F150. I would really appreciate some ideas,
thanks

 

[wantaranger]

I forgot to add that i changed around the wires and got nothing, so i changed it back to the way it was and she turned over for just long enough to notice that she was turning over, and never done it since
thanks

 

[Will]

Hmm, I've never had a problem getting my B2 to turn over:

Seriously, when mine does that it is always a cable. I take the battery terminal ends off, scrub them with a baking soda mix, and if that doesn't work I remove the ground and wire brush it. And then I do the one on the starter. It's always one of those.

 

[B2 Addict]

What Will said.

Almost every time it has been a cable &/or connection problem. Last time it happened it ended up being the starter itself.

 

[adsm08]

yup, i had a problem with the engine skipping every time i turned a light on or signaled a turn, sometimes she wouldn't even start. Found my hot wire working its way off the solenoid.

 

[wantaranger]

i put on new battery terminals and new starter cable, same thing

 

[BlackBII]

Take the starter to AutoZone and have them test it.

 

[wantaranger]

i tested it before i put it in

 

[BlackBII]

Does the starter turn if you jump the solenoid?

 

[adsm08]

bad N sense?

 

[adsm08]

Hmm, I've never had a problem getting my B2 to turn over:

Seriously, when mine does that it is always a cable. I take the battery terminal ends off, scrub them with a baking soda mix, and if that doesn't work I remove the ground and wire brush it. And then I do the one on the starter. It's always one of those.

Tha'ts what I'm doing next time I need to take the transmission out.

 

[Spitfire1975]

Test the starter again. My 89 years ago had its starter replaced 6 times in 160,000 miles. Bad starters? Idiot behind the wheel? Don't know. But I do know (in my experience) that the starters can go bad pretty damn quickly.

 

[Earl43P]

You TOUCHED the solenoid and its cables.

My bet is the cable from the solenoid to the starter is bad.
Or the cable from the battery to the solenoid; you touched it too.

They tend to corrode far under the insulation. I'm thinking you disturbing them did them no good.

 

[adsm08]

That's a good point. They get nasty under there, you bump them then they don't work.

 

[wantaranger]

You TOUCHED the solenoid and its cables.

My bet is the cable from the solenoid to the starter is bad.
Or the cable from the battery to the solenoid; you touched it too.

They tend to corrode far under the insulation. I'm thinking you disturbing them did them no good.

i said i put a new wire from the solenoid to the starter still nothing