starter - Ford Ranger Forum

pwrply2 · 12-20-2009, 05:08 PM

i am having some kind of problem with a 89 ford ranger 2.3l...the truck is very hard to start in the morning after sitting all night....when my wife went to start the truck this morning, she cranked and cranked the last time she cranked it the starter caught and would not let go...i pulled the negative battery cable off hoping this would disengage the starter but when i reconnected it, it still wanted to start on its own....the truck has a new silinoid, new battery cables, new starter, and new ignition switch....im lost...can anyone help??? please.....thank you

dalton puddle jumper · 12-22-2009, 09:24 PM

It might be just a bad crank

seajack · 01-07-2011, 12:45 PM

First of all- that solenoid is most likely shot. Contacts are welded together from the excessive cranking. Even though you just replaced it, it's still no good. Replace it.
Until you figure out what the hard starting problem is you probably will have the same solenoid problems.
My advice is- Go to a Ford dealer and buy their factory solenoid.
If you're buying off Oreilly, Auto zone, etc. you're probably getting cheap China parts which in a lot of cases ain't worth a darn.
I certainly don't see a bad crank causing the starter to continue running!!
My opinion.

Seajack
Concrete, Wa.

bobkyle2 · 01-09-2011, 04:49 AM

lol... a bad crank???? i dont think so....

i agree with sea jack... i would just go to autozone and pick one up... you could go to a junk yard and pick up a couple intill you find out the problem...with it starting

**Hooligan** · 02-14-2011, 05:38 PM

Thread moved to new 2.3 engine category

sheldoncooper · 07-21-2011, 04:12 AM

Hi there, this same situation happened to me when I replaced my starter kit with new starter accessories. Apparently, the parts I got were lemons because I couldn't start the car for the life of me and this was attributed to the already broken solenoid. Good thing this was still covered by the warranty and had it replaced; no problems since then I'm happy to say

12-20-2009, 05:08 PM	#1
pwrply2 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 1	starter i am having some kind of problem with a 89 ford ranger 2.3l...the truck is very hard to start in the morning after sitting all night....when my wife went to start the truck this morning, she cranked and cranked the last time she cranked it the starter caught and would not let go...i pulled the negative battery cable off hoping this would disengage the starter but when i reconnected it, it still wanted to start on its own....the truck has a new silinoid, new battery cables, new starter, and new ignition switch....im lost...can anyone help??? please.....thank you

12-22-2009, 09:24 PM	#2
dalton puddle jumper Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 3	Starter It might be just a bad crank

01-07-2011, 12:45 PM	#3
seajack Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: NW Washington state Posts: 3	2.3 starter First of all- that solenoid is most likely shot. Contacts are welded together from the excessive cranking. Even though you just replaced it, it's still no good. Replace it. Until you figure out what the hard starting problem is you probably will have the same solenoid problems. My advice is- Go to a Ford dealer and buy their factory solenoid. If you're buying off Oreilly, Auto zone, etc. you're probably getting cheap China parts which in a lot of cases ain't worth a darn. I certainly don't see a bad crank causing the starter to continue running!! My opinion. Seajack Concrete, Wa. Last edited by seajack; 01-07-2011 at 12:48 PM.

01-09-2011, 04:49 AM	#4
bobkyle2 !! BAMF !! Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Haven illinois Posts: 131	lol... a bad crank???? i dont think so.... i agree with sea jack... i would just go to autozone and pick one up... you could go to a junk yard and pick up a couple intill you find out the problem...with it starting __________________ 2008 f150 I dont know much about rangers...But i will try

07-21-2011, 04:12 AM	#6
sheldoncooper Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 5	Hi there, this same situation happened to me when I replaced my starter kit with new starter accessories. Apparently, the parts I got were lemons because I couldn't start the car for the life of me and this was attributed to the already broken solenoid. Good thing this was still covered by the warranty and had it replaced; no problems since then I'm happy to say Last edited by sheldoncooper; 07-23-2011 at 02:48 AM.

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