'93 Taurus SHO no start...

[1970Custom]

Found this on superhighpoutput.com...

Now this car will not start , this is the second time it leaves me stranded. The battery is fully charged, but I don't get any crank. The first time I left it overnight and came back and opened the door with the key ( in case the anti-theft ) was on. It started right away.
Last night it happened again. I don't think is the starter since I don't even hear a click when the pinion engages, I get nothing. I shifted the car to neutral and back to park in case it was the neutral switch was the culprit. That didn't work, I will not try to bump the starter and see if that helps it. Any other suggestions as to where I should check? Again
full battery, no cranking at all, not even a click.

It was the starter. Even the guys at the shop said it was weird that it would not even click.

 

[DNFXDLI]

Is the solenoid on the firewall or integral with the starter?

 

[1970Custom]

Starter my friend on the starter....


Luckily the starter is up front and readily easy to access...

 

[DNFXDLI]

Hopefully it will just be a crappy connection or something easy.

 

[1970Custom]

It does have a leaky pan gasket and has been dribbling on the starter, so that might have something to do with it...

and yes I'm going to fix the leak but the PO had changed the oil a couple weeks prior and I wasn't going to waste nearly new erl...

 

[DNFXDLI]

Sounds like it is similar to the old GM type starters...I found those things notorious for crappy connections that seemed to need an annual checking and cleaning.

 

[1970Custom]

Okay, so starter checks out.

Putting it back in I came across a second connector that is in the same loom as the spade connector to the solenoid. What does that connect to as I can't seen any place it should go.

I'm working my way from the starter back so my next idea is either the NSS or the relay box...

 

[1970Custom]

DING DING DING!!!! IT'S ALIVE!!!

Ignition switch was the cause...

 

[DNFXDLI]

Glad to hear ya got it fixed!

 

[polarbear]

DING DING DING!!!! IT'S ALIVE!!!

Ignition switch was the cause...

Good werk!

 

[1970Custom]

Considering electrical is by far my weakest point when working on anything....

 

[DNFXDLI]

How did you trace it back to that?

 

[1970Custom]

Started at the starter, and worked my way back to the NSS, then the relay contol box, then to the ignition switch...