Will do, I’m hoping it’s a simple fuse fix
Changed the alternator and now she won’t start
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Make sure the battery is tight, recheck your work.
Jacked the car back up double checked the install of the alternator and all is good. Tried a different battery and the same thing, nothing happened. Tapped the starter and it turned over, I didnt crank the car bc I had the mid pipe disconnected from the cat back. Reconnected that and went to start the car and the starter didn’t engage yet again. I tapped again and nothing. I’m going to pull the starter off bc everything seems to check out
Bad starter it sounds like.
Yup
I had gotten the best price years ago at pep boys on starter..
Lifetime warranty.
First one that went bad they bench tested and it had worked ,
I than asked them to do it a second time.
This time it failed.
When getting a replacement they checked it before leaving,
1st one failed just like mine did .
2nd one has been fine for many years
Lifetime warranty.
First one that went bad they bench tested and it had worked ,
I than asked them to do it a second time.
This time it failed.
When getting a replacement they checked it before leaving,
1st one failed just like mine did .
2nd one has been fine for many years
This one only lasted from October, man I hope I get more life out of the next one
I would try to get one from Ford if possible, might even go with one out of a junkyard if it’s an Oem one and couldn’t get one from Ford. Rebuilders often don’t put the best pieces in the parts they rebuild
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As fun as it is to get out longevity is important. On taking this one out I learned the top bolt was left out, kinda glad about that given where it’s at on the starter
Sheesh man. When I was changing the alternator on my black coupe some asshat out the alternator bolts in the opposite way. So it was that much more annoying to get them out lol. Glad you figured it out and it was simple. Cheers man.
Thank you sir! Fingers crossed that changing the starter will do the trick
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Let us know how it goes
Absolutely will! Thanks again for the tips folks!
Someone did you a huge favor. No need to put that top bolt back in. The other 2 is all it needs.
I thought the same thing!
If you haven't bought the starter yet I was pretty happy with the Motorcraft SA1067 starter I put on mine. I think it is the factory piece on the 17+ coyote cars but bolts up, is a little lighter, quieter than my stock one was and starts faster. This is the thread where I went through the fitup, Starter options
MM K-member, 20 mins tops to pull and reinstall the starter. And you could install all 3 bolts, lol.
Well starter didn’t fix the problem, crap!
Well dang. I'd start with checking all related parts wires are good and tight. Hook up good jump box if you have one. Then try to start again. Battery could be weak or on its way out?
Dumb questions....
What lead you to replacing the alternator? How long was the car driven with the bad alternator? Have you recharged the battery at all since discovering the alternator was bad?
What lead you to replacing the alternator? How long was the car driven with the bad alternator? Have you recharged the battery at all since discovering the alternator was bad?
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