my 94 thunderbird wont crank or even jumpstart, what do i do?
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my 94 thunderbird wont crank or even jumpstart, what do i do?
Yesterday i went out and discovered my car wouldn't start, i jumped it and i figured everything was o.k. Today, it wouldn't start again, except this time when i tried to jump it, nothing happened. the radio still works and the dome light and all the other stuff like windows, but when i try to turn it over, there's nothing... i'm strapped for cash and i dont even know where to start, any suggestions or any advice would be most appreciated, thank you.
When you say... "there's nothing" I suspect that you mean that the starter relay does not even click.
How old is your battery... are the teminals and connections clean?
Do your headlights shine brightly?
See if it will start in nuetral, with the shift lever in slightly different places within neutral It may be a faulty nuetral safety switch, or a missalignment of the shift position sensor or linkage.
Write back with answers and more questions. And let us know how you make out.
Yesterday i went out and discovered my car wouldn't start, i jumped it and i figured everything was o.k. Today, it wouldn't start again, except this time when i tried to jump it, nothing happened. the radio still works and the dome light and all the other stuff like windows, but when i try to turn it over, there's nothing... i'm strapped for cash and i dont even know where to start, any suggestions or any advice would be most appreciated, thank you.
hi iy am mike my 94 thunderbird did the same thing i had to replace the wire from the ignition to the starter and that solved the problem
i have a 94 thunder bird it has a automatice with over drive i have had it to two shops and they cant fin any thing wrong with it i can shift it manualy from 1st to 2nd then it will shift to drive and over drive fine but if i start out in drive the tranny wont shift from 1st to 2nd by its self I have changed a lot of sensors on it any ideas will help thanks Mike
My '96 does that half the time, nothing in park but the blower fan starts, but if I put it in neutral with the shifter a little off center it'll start.
bccolum,
Your shift lever position sensor is out of adjustment (or it needs to be replaced if it can't be adjusted), or the linkage is loose.
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my 94 thunderbird wont crank or even jumpstart, what do i do? 
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