I don't know what else to check, it's a manual transmission. Perhaps the Neutral safety switch or the ignition switch?
My 1995 Ranger will not start. I've checked the battery, starter, and changed the solenoid. Any ideas?
You need to give more details. Does the engine crank at all?
Here is a link to all the TSB's for that vehicle. I saw that there was one for the ignition system. You might want to look into it some more.
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/proble鈥?/a>
My 1995 Ranger will not start. I've checked the battery, starter, and changed the solenoid. Any ideas?
does it crank over?
I am assuming that it does not crank! I am not totally farmiliar with this year Ranger, - but most Fords have a solenoid on the fender well close to the battery area! This solenoid, sends down power to the solenoid on the starter to make the starter %26quot;crank!%26quot;. The reason for this is that the current going to the starter solenoid is too great for the switch on the steering column (ignition switch composite), -- this lets a small current activate a solenoid, - which carrys a large current down to the starter! The solenoid itself has two %26quot;big terminals%26quot; with the battery cable coming %26quot;in %26quot;, and %26quot;out%26quot;, -- it also has at least one small terminal (the %26quot;ground%26quot; is internal on some), -- anyway if you jump a wire from the %26quot;hot%26quot; (small terminal),-side of solenoid -- to the %26quot;key%26quot; terminal (the one from the ignition switch), the engine will crank.... Providing the wire to the starter, and the starter itself is good! And if everything else is ok, the engine will start, - (so make sure that the vehicle is in neutral ! Of course the ignition key has to be on for the engine to run! The %26quot;jumper%26quot; bypasses the entire ignition system, so it will %26quot;crank%26quot; wether the key is on or off!!
Ok, so now we have the engine running (right??)This has narrowed it down to the %26quot;safety switch%26quot; on the clutch (right),-
or the %26quot;keying%26quot; portion of the ignition switch (one used in starting position). I started driving cars in 1952, when everything was standard (almost), -- so I not only prefer a standard transmission, but I prefer it the %26quot;old way%26quot;! I %26quot;defeat%26quot; the safety switch, because I get several benefits from doing so! It is already %26quot;normal%26quot; for me to put down the clutch to start the vehicle, -- but I have %26quot;swamped%26quot; the engine a couple times going through big puddles of water, -- I can then put it in first gear, and turn the key, and roll it out of the water and get it on %26quot;dry%26quot; ground, - after a few minutes - the engine drys out , and it starts! It is also useful in getting stalled car out of intersectiuon with out getting out and pushing!
If ignition switch is bad,l you could put in a %26quot;pushbutton%26quot; switch under the edge of dash (where it isn't easily seen)- it is a little easier, - and a whole lot cheaper than changing the ignitin switch itself!! Note that the %26quot;switch does not require removing the steering wheel itself (that has the ignition %26quot;lock%26quot; in it) the actual switch is on the column just behind the dash panel, - and accessible by %26quot;droping%26quot; the steering column fron bottom of dash (remove %26quot;saddle%26quot; to do so!) To be %26quot;real correct%26quot; you could run a wire from %26quot;ignition%26quot; feed in fusebox, or from one of regular %26quot;power points%26quot; when the engine is %26quot;turned on%26quot;, - then it will be %26quot;dead%26quot; when the ignition is turned off,-- and key is removed (so nobody can move the car without key!)
some of those manuel trannys,you have to push in the clutch first.does it turn over,if so then it might be either fuel or spark.check to see if you are getting gas,then check the spark at the plugs.
