1996 Ford Ranger Wont start

Riariv · Posted at Sun Nov 30, 2008 12:10 pm

Engine Performance problem
1996 Ford Ranger 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Manual 110000 miles

My truck will not start. Ive replaced the battery, starter, altenator and cylinoid and nothing. Before my truck quit working, my battery level was always on LOW ...now this is AFTER I replaced the battery, starter, altenator. So I replaced these things and nothing...so I changed the Cylinoid and it still wont start not even with a jump. I have no clue. Please help.

renaudTN · Posted at Mon Dec 01, 2008 10:57 am

Does your car crank or is it completely silent when you turn the key?

Riariv · Posted at Mon Dec 01, 2008 11:03 am

Before I installed Cylinoid it didnt crank but now it cranks after installation of new cylinoid.

brewcrew442 · Posted at Mon Dec 01, 2008 11:20 pm

Is it cranking at a normal speed or slowly?
If it's cranking normally, is it firing while it cranks?

Riariv · Posted at Tue Dec 02, 2008 4:47 am

Its cranking slowly (radio comes on, door chime rings) a fan kicks on when you attempt to start truck.

renaudTN · Posted at Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:27 am

Okay….

You probably have excessive resistance somewhere in the circuit.
I'd bet if you read the cranking voltage at the starter, it will be too low.
I would start by checking all the cables, wires for dirt/corrosion/loose connections etc.
Pay particular attention to your battery cables.

Check the following link, it is a detailed procedure to check your starting and charging circuits; it's better than any quick troubleshooting procedure I could give you:
http://www.aa1car.com/library/voltage_drop_testing.htm

Hope this help