I have a 1980 Fairmont 200cid 6. It will not crank over. Battery is good. I can get her to crank over bypassing (jumping) the solenoid on fender, but when key turned on, it will not crank even using the bypass. Nothing comes on except the engine light on dash. Any ideas? Thanks!

 

If you have a test light available, are you getting juice to the solenoid on the fender when you turn the ign to the start position? Don't remember if the solenoid relies on the fender sheet metal or has a separate ground to energize the solenoid. Its worth checking the connections first. ,,,,,,,,,,, hanky

 

Hanky, Thanks so much that was it! I ran a ground wire from negative battery to solenoid housing and everything came on. Will replace chassis ground and ground solenoid this weekend.

 

Hanky,

My 1978 F150 does not crank and no start, good battery. I replaced the starter solenoid , truck turned on, left on for about 10 minutes, turned off then same problem again = no crank, no start. I had been driving the truck with no issues until now.

Ideas ??

 

You already started your own thread at: https://www.fordforum.com/forum/ford...ed-help-50266/
And hanky already replied you there, so it's unnecessary to cross post and hijack somebody's thread.

 

Don't know if the same issue . Could you be more specific ?

Does it crank, but not start or does it not crank at all, or does it just click when you attempt to start it ?