88 ranger cylinoid go's pop pop pop

:banghead: Hello my 88 ford ran great perfect....then one day it stalled in the drive way i tryed to restart it evey thing when dead. my battery was completey dead i never had a promblem out of my battery before i thought i was getin grounded out but i checked all the wires and i seen no bare spots when i try to jump start it the cylinoid goes pop pop pop pop ,.,, so i when and got a new one thinking it was the cylinoid well now the new one make the same nose ......some say it could be my battery but im jumping it so thats not it ........some say its the starter but it never dragged or made a noise before
some say its my alternator but i check it a few days before this and it had great magnetic pull:banghead:
So im out of Ideas can somebody help it would be most appreciated


ty,
Vandale

Hi Vandale2006, and welcome to the forum.

I think you may have a bad connection either at the battery terminals, or at the engine end of the grounding lead which runs from the battery negative terminal to the engine block, so start by disconnecting and cleaning those three items - the battery positive terminal and connector, battery negative terminal and connector, and the connection where the grounding lead bolts to the engine. Because of the massive current which flows in the starter motor circuit, it would only take a slight increase in resistance, due to corrosion, to cause the fault which you describe.

This is what I think might be happening: you turn the ignition key to the 'Start' position, and current flows via the ignition switch and safety circuit (transmission range sensor, etc.) and then it activates the solenoid. So far so good, but as soon as that solenoid activates, a very high current will flow from the battery to the starter motor (as intended). However - because you have a high resistance connection in one of those three places, a significant voltage will be dropped at that point, which reduces the voltage at the solenoid to below its 'holding' threshold and it therefore disconnects. Well, as soon as it disconnects, the high current flow ceases and therefore no great voltage is being dropped at the bad connection and so the solenoid once again activates, but of course as soon as it does, the cycle repeats itself and so you hear this rapid click-click-click.

I can't guarantee that that is the cause of your problem but it's a strong possibility, and you have to start your checks somewhere so check that out and let us know how it goes. Also, if that doesn't fix it, could you let us know if you have a multimeter or 12V test lamp so we will know what to advise as the next step.

Edit: also, check the condition of the battery leads themselves whilst you're cleaning the connectors - do the cables look healthy? Can you see corrosion underneath the insulation next to the connector?

ty I'll try it and get back with ya

i took off my starter and my batt.. took em to advance had em checked. they said i had a bad starter but it still worked but it was draggin they said my batt was good ok i go put a the new starter on the truck starts runs all day started it 15 times to be shore that it worked when out to day to go to work.. turn the key same old shit ....popopopopop...:banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
now im ready to take a hammer to it ........and light the gas tank and watch her blow..wooooooooo came home from work and it started right up :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: ..................dam truck..what wrong wit it