Car will not do anything!

[scott5]

I was getting ready to leave my house and i go out to start my car and nothing happens. I mean NOTHING. I thought maybe the battery even though the lights and everything came on. BUt i tested it and the battery is fine. I hear the fuel pump so i know its getting fuel. But here is what happens. I turn the key and nothing happens. It does not turn over, no click sounds, nothing. I thought maybe my blaster coil so i take off the plug wire that goes to the blaster coil and i turn the key and nothing happens, no spark or anything.. So could this be the issue or do i have bigger fish to fry?

[INSANELY CRAZY]

press the clutch pedal in.... lol

[scott5]

press the clutch pedal in.... lol

haha.. thats what i thought was wrong, but i was able to drift the car in when it was in first gear so it isnt the clutch.

[INSANELY CRAZY]

ground?

bad switch on column?

is the security light on?

[eddmann55]

probably the +pos battery cable going to the selonoid i had a bronco and it happened twice, sometimes if you jumped it or jiggled the wire it would work, or possibly the fusible link on starter

[George C]

jump the solnoid

[scott5]

i tried jumping it and still nothing.. i will try wiggling it tonight....

do you mean the solenoid on the starter?

[scott5]

ground?

bad switch on column?

is the security light on?

Security light is not on.

[Viper_ed]

jump the solnoid

X2. Just use a screwdriver. The solenoid shouldn't be on the starter, unless the 94-95 cars were different from the Fox's.

[Rodeheaver's]

i tried jumping it and still nothing.. i will try wiggling it tonight....

do you mean the solenoid on the starter?
ah yes, the wiggle method... good choice..

[White5.0]

check fuseable links, they go bad esp. on the 5.0's

[Silverhatch]

Possibly ignition switch?, or the switch that lets the engine know the clutch is pushed in? This happened on my '95.

[silvernotch]

I had same problem,solenoid on fender apron some times it would work,sometimes nothing.I replaced it and all is well..except car is in storage till spring

[scott5]

A buddy called me tonight about the clutch safety switch and i tried starting it without the clutch pushed in and with it pushed it, it does the same thing both times. Nothing at all happens and all the same idiot lights come on and the radio and clock go dim.

[George C]

if clutch switch went bad pushing pedal wont have any effects on it. you will need to ground the wire yourself to see if that is the problem

i would still check the soloeniod. fords are notorious for that issue

if all else fails bust out the voltmeter and start troubleshooting...sheesh

[Silverhatch]

A buddy called me tonight about the clutch safety switch and i tried starting it without the clutch pushed in and with it pushed it, it does the same thing both times. Nothing at all happens and all the same idiot lights come on and the radio and clock go dim.

ViperEd actually bypassed my switch, to get mine to start. Prior to him doing that, it showed the same symptoms as yours. Trying to start the car with or without the clutch pushed by itself won't tell you if the actual switch is bad. If the idiot lights go on and off I would *think* that the ignition switch is good.

[scott5]

well i checked all the fuses and they were all good except for the interior lights but that should have nothing to do with that. So tomorrow i will start trouble shooting the solenoid and tehn go from there..

[wick]

I had same problem,solenoid on fender apron some times it would work,sometimes nothing.I replaced it and all is well..except car is in storage till spring

Happened at my house one time. Storage smorage!! Chicken. HAHAHAAHAH

[ArmyWarrant]

I would check that solenoid on the starter, I don't know how hard it is to get to it on a 94-95 but they are known for going bad. If it's easy to get to the starter solenoid disconnect the small wire and have a multimeter ready and have someone turn the key over with the clutch pushed in and measure voltage from the small wire to a good ground. If you get voltage at the small wire (which I believe should be 12V) then the clutch switch is good. If this is the case your solenoid most likely is the culprit.

If you unplug the clutch switch and use a jumper wire to jump the connectors on the harness it should act as the switch being closed.

[scott5]

ok here is the funyn part... yesterday i was checking the starter soleniod and everything is fine with theat then i plug it back in and my buddy wanted to see what was exactly happening and it fired right up??

I thought maybe it was dirty or something. ANd i shut it off and started right back up. So i took it out and went to detail a car then when we were done i went to start it.. NOTHING same thing happened again, but it will run cause we caught it in gear and it started up.. then after we went to get something to eat i shut it off and it started right back up and now since over night, it will not start again now??? This has me puzzled.. Could there be a dead spot on the starter?

[eddmann55]

I'm tellin ya it sounds like the positive battery cable, my bronco did the exact same thing

[scott5]

I'm tellin ya it sounds like the positive battery cable, my bronco did the exact same thing

did it start when it wanted? And what did you do to fix it? run a whole new positive battery cable?

[eddmann55]

my +pos cable went from battery to fender was only about 12 inches long, would start off and on

[scott5]

well mine is in my trunk.. Did you just replace the line?

[eddmann55]

yes, there's a good possibility that could be the problem, but that's an expensive line to replace if it's in your trunk and not definetly the prob, if it was under the hood that's a different story $8 part make sure your connections are good

[scott5]

they look to be good.. and good connection.. I wondering what would be cheaper, a starter or that line.

[Slow01GT]

Could be the starter solenoid sticking because of the cold weather. My old LT-1 did the same thing and it would start at random like yours is doing.

[scott5]

it was teh starter... Put the new one on tonight and fired right up every time.. I guess the test will be today when i wake up and try it.