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hi guys, I have a 94 ranger that when i start her there is a clicking sound coming from the drivers side wheel well, I put a new battery and still just clicks and won't start, what should I change next or look for
THANKS
Make sure you have shiny clean and tight battery connections. Start by checking your starter solenoid on the firewall if you have one. All the wires to the solenoid need to be shiny and tight. The area underneath the solenoid needs to be clean as well so the solenoid can get ground. A simple test for these solenoids also is to remove everything from it and shake it. If it rattles there's a good chance it's bad. You can also check for voltage on both sides. The battery side, and while a helper turns the igniton the starter side. If you have voltage on side but n ot the other while being starter it's bad. If the solenoid seems to be good or you don't have one then you need to check for ignition power and battery power on the starter. If all the power is there it's just a bad starter. If it's not then you have a bad solenoid or bad wiring to the starter.
Replace the solenoid. It is only about $20.00 Very easy to do. When the solenoid on a Ford starts to click it needs to be replaced. That is assuming that the battery has enough juice to turn the engine over. Some new batteries sitting on shelves will lose their charge and will need to be charged to have enough juice to get it to start. Had that happen before.
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