Still won't start

Asked by Azbeard Feb 06, 2016 at 04:02 PM about the Ford Galaxie

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

New battery, new cylinoid, new battery starter cable...
New starter .... Still clicking when trying to start... Shim
starter ? Anyone familiar with 64 500 xl 390

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15,715

My 65 Bird had the same problem. The ground cable was tight and the battery to starter was tight... so what was wrong? The actual starter cable, which is a stranded wire only had 2 strands that were making contact. The others were broken and not making contact. Check ;it

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15,715

Come on now... what do the points have to do with the starter just clicking?

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check the ground cable to the engine. and make sure u are getting 12 volts to the start side of the solenoid from the starter switch there is not much to a ford starter wiring make sure that the battery cables are clean have been working on ford for 50 years

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970

I have the same car. Jump the starter and if that works look into your ignition switch. Just because the connections are tight doesn't mean they are clean and making a good connection.

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Please we need help with this we don't want to give up she was driving then we turned her off and she wouldn't start up we just changed the solinoid now she makes a rapid clicking it has to be simple it's pretty basic wiring not alot of it to mess around with.

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