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Hello all - having trouble and need help


gwhm417

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Age
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Vehicle Year
1994
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Automatic
Good morning everyone,

I bought a 1994 Ford Ranger XLT Supercab two days ago and it won't start. I have no mechanic experience but a friend of mine looked at the truck before I bought it and said it was a good deal. Engine and tranny seemed sound and it was in very good shape.

HOWEVER, this morning I drove o the store and then back home...everything fine...went to my sister's house...parked in the driveway and when I went to start it...nothing but one click. It has power to the instruments, lights, radio, etc, but it will not turn over whatso ever...just a click when I turn the key.

I do not have a manual yet to trouble shoot, because I bought it two days ago and here I sit frustrated as can be without a clue what to do.

Can anyone help me out here with a diagnosis?

Please,
B:annoyed:
 
CHeck the small lead on top of the starter. They have a nasty habit of corroding and falling off. I soldered mine in place
 
Either that or check your battery cables. Mine did that when the battery cables were corroded.



Allen
 
Just ask a friend to keep the key in start position, and knock with something solid on the starter motor....... if it start this way you will need a new starter.
 
The first thing to do is a visual inspection. Make sure none of the connections between the battery and the starter look corroded and/or falling apart. Next, check the battery voltage with a voltmeter. It should be around 12.6V or so with the car off. If it's below 12, it's discharged.

Get it jumpstarted and measure the voltage across the battery with the truck running. You should be reading around 14.6V. If it is reading lower than when the car was off, your alternator isn't charging the battery, if it's reading really high, you probably have a bad voltage regulator, which can toast a battery. If it's reading 14.6 or so, drive to the parts store and have them load test the battery, it might be time for a new one.

What's the date stamp on the battery read? With the truck being a 94, it is most likely on it's second battery and it's probably time for it's third.

If the alternator is charging and the battery tests OK, then check the starter.
 

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