Daedalus
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Truck in question is a 92 Ranger XLT with a 2.3L and 5-speed. I bought my truck about 18 months ago. 6 months after I got it the starter it came with went out. I replaced it with one i bought off a guy doing a part out on a different ranger forum. The guy claimed it was only about 2 months old and judging by how clean it was when it arrived I'm inclined to believe him. That starter served me well for about another 6 months til it died.
When that starter went out I decided to go ahead and send it in to the ford dealership where my dad is the service manager to have it replaced. When it was at the dealership they put in a new (not re-manufactured) motorcraft starter. They also checked out the battery, cables, solenoid etc. This was about six months ago.
Well, I went out to go to work this morning and i got the familiar clicking solenoid indicating a dead starter. I took off the battery cables and they didn't look too bad (not shiny new but not really corroded). I cleaned up the clamps and battery terminals with some sandpaper till they were nice and shiny anyway just to be sure. Well, that didn't help. The battery is reading 12.7 and I'm showing zero resistance between the posts and clamps. When that didn't work i decided to try the old rap on the starter with a wrench while someone else tries to start it and on the second rap it fired up - indicating yet another bad starter. I called my dad and he ordered a replacement starter under the warranty for monday.
Any ideas why my ranger eats starters like this?
When that starter went out I decided to go ahead and send it in to the ford dealership where my dad is the service manager to have it replaced. When it was at the dealership they put in a new (not re-manufactured) motorcraft starter. They also checked out the battery, cables, solenoid etc. This was about six months ago.
Well, I went out to go to work this morning and i got the familiar clicking solenoid indicating a dead starter. I took off the battery cables and they didn't look too bad (not shiny new but not really corroded). I cleaned up the clamps and battery terminals with some sandpaper till they were nice and shiny anyway just to be sure. Well, that didn't help. The battery is reading 12.7 and I'm showing zero resistance between the posts and clamps. When that didn't work i decided to try the old rap on the starter with a wrench while someone else tries to start it and on the second rap it fired up - indicating yet another bad starter. I called my dad and he ordered a replacement starter under the warranty for monday.
Any ideas why my ranger eats starters like this?