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<blockquote data-quote="NightShade" data-source="post: 2196893" data-attributes="member: 29706"><p>If it's like any other ford the starter relay may be the culprit or the starter itself.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The relay should be on the passenger side fender well. And will have a large diameter cable coming from the battery to one side and another going down to the starter. You can use a screwdriver to jump across the poles and see if the starter turns over. If it does you can start the vehicle by turning the ignition on and make sure it's in park, then just jump the relay. If it doesn't turn over the starter will be the next step but you may still want to replace the relay. </p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/www.justanswer.com_uploads_bkitchener_2009_08_19_202637_starter_relay.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>It's a long shot but the ignition switch could have went bad as well. A friend had this happen on a 90's explorer, you could turn the ignition on but not start it unless you jumped the relay.</p><p></p><p>If the cables are corroded and have a high resistance you would still hear the relay clicking and the starter would attempt to do something with a set of good batteries. Also remember that every time you cycle the ignition the glow plugs and fuel pump drain the batteries down so put a charger on it if you are going to trouble shoot and cycle the ignition, it will only take three or four cycles before the batteries start to get weak.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NightShade, post: 2196893, member: 29706"] If it's like any other ford the starter relay may be the culprit or the starter itself. The relay should be on the passenger side fender well. And will have a large diameter cable coming from the battery to one side and another going down to the starter. You can use a screwdriver to jump across the poles and see if the starter turns over. If it does you can start the vehicle by turning the ignition on and make sure it's in park, then just jump the relay. If it doesn't turn over the starter will be the next step but you may still want to replace the relay. [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/www.justanswer.com_uploads_bkitchener_2009_08_19_202637_starter_relay.png[/IMG] It's a long shot but the ignition switch could have went bad as well. A friend had this happen on a 90's explorer, you could turn the ignition on but not start it unless you jumped the relay. If the cables are corroded and have a high resistance you would still hear the relay clicking and the starter would attempt to do something with a set of good batteries. Also remember that every time you cycle the ignition the glow plugs and fuel pump drain the batteries down so put a charger on it if you are going to trouble shoot and cycle the ignition, it will only take three or four cycles before the batteries start to get weak. [/QUOTE]
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