Ford BroncoUntil the mid '90s, the Ford Bronco was famous for being a rough-and-tumble off-road vehicle that had been tackling trails and fording streams since the 1960s. It was also one of the first sport-utility vehicles: a versatile truck then described by Ford as being able to serve as a family sedan, sports roadster, snowplow or farm and civil defense vehicle.
I attempted to replace a working starter relay switch on my 89 bronco II with a new starter relay switch. I removed the cable from the negative side of the battery. Then a marked how each cable was connected to the current starter relay. Then I removed the old relay (it still worked) and replaced it with a new relay. When I tried to start the bronco, it would not turn over... to see if i had a bad relay switch, i reinstalled the old working relay. Now the same thing happens with the old relay. Can anyone tell me how to troubleshoot this issue. I was simply replacing one working relay with a higher performance one.
HI,
Solenoid must be grounded in order for it to activate magnetic switch inside. Try running a seperate wire for ground and touch it to the solenoid mounting bolt.
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89 Bronco II Starter Relay Problem 
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