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Old 01-05-2009, 01:13 PM
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Re: 99 Escort just won't start

If not a weak battery, you may have corroded battery terminals or other power supply and ground connections that have corroded, gotten dirty or loose. Work your way from the battery to the starter and to the engine block ground. You could also test to see if the ignition switch is getting power to the starter solenoid that is mounted on the side of the starter. You need to measure 12v on the smallest wire to the starter when the key is turned to start. Often this wire is red or red and black. Unfortunately, you can get 12v to the large red, positive wire from the battery at the starter, but it may have such a poor connection that it won't be able to do any more than give you a click, click like you did, this being a false positive for a good connection to the starter. Sometimes the connection itself at the starter is the problem. On two 95 Fords I have, both have given me starter problems because the ignition wire had a poor connection at the starter. It has a spade connection that I needed to clean and tighten.
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