Bro I love you right now Im slow when it come to cars my girl car would not turn on and the screw driver thing worked saved me from having to call a Uber to pickup my pickup and pull it. 😂 thanks bro you don’t even understand my gratitude.
The very First thing to check is if it starts in Neutral. If it does, then its Not the solenoid! It would be the shifter mechanisms under the steering column. There are several things to check for if thats the case. The symptoms are the no crank in park, and a loose/sloppy shifter mechanism. There are several videos to watch on that subject. (4 possible issues) If it turns out its none of those 4, then go to the neutral safety switch on the driver's side of the transmission. I would change that last as its more difficult to do and cost more.
I have the same problem and the problem cannot be resolved. I am going to do that process, cleaning the battery terminal is what I am missing, thank you
Having the same problem with my Lincoln Navigator flashing anti theft.. I replaced the starter still nothing I’ll try to go back and clean all connections thanks 🙏 hope it works
Wow I wasn't expecting this video to reach so many people! Reading through the comments has me completely grateful that I took the time to film, edit and publish the process! I figured out how to fix the issue with the help of other youtubers, and I'm glad that my video was able to do the same for many of you. I've added some Amazon links in the description, your support is greatly appreciated!
I love you for doing this! I'm trying all this on my truck now, I've been carless for a week in the middle of winter in AK, I'm about to lose my mind! I can't afford a 20 mile tow and a mechanic!
@@sambworkin Oh wow, and you're still responding to comments after all this time! Thank you! I do have one (maybe more hopefully not too many😬), when you bypass the starter relay by bridging with the screwdriver, did the starter engage at all? I get spark but no response from the starter at all. I suspect it may be the battery connector, battery is new because I thought it was that, I've got a new starter here but no tools to install, so I'm trying everything else in hopes. I'm checking fuses in a bit here...
@KnockedupNout Check the connections to the battery terminals first to make sure everything is properly secured and connected. Then jumping the connection with the screwdriver make sure to hold it on there solid for a second or 2, mine sparked, and at fist I pulled it away quickly, but when I held it there for a second or 2 it ended up starting if I can remember correctly.
@@sambworkin So I was getting spark by jumping the connection like that but no starter reaction at all. I did have to replace some fuses. My brother came and was able to help me replace the starter! We had already tried tapping it while cranking but it did nothing. Turns out one of the wires to the starter was corroded and must have been causing an arc or something because one of the bolts was nearly sheared off, but not like a cut, it was more like corroded melting crispy chunks falling off! It ate almost all the way through the bolt. With the starter replaced finally it fired right up! Thing is it gave no signs of dying, it was literally cranking one minute and the next it was just dead, no strange sounds or anything. Probably just fried.
Thats what was found on mine, a bad connection it lasted for about three weeks after they got it running again, guess what!! Im here again, it happened again no crank no start, same bs, hate this freaking truck
Did your retest the solenoid after it happened again? It might have been the bad connection to start, then the solenoid might have gone bad three weeks later (?)
This video helped me today , just wanted say thanks been trying to troubleshoot it myself and tried a bunch of things turned out the positive wired was taped with electrical tape just like yours and wasn't making a connection so ima have to do a set up like you did , but I got my car to start from making contact with my battery for now and after a long day in Texas heat I finally drove my car home
I feel your pain Brother! I had the same problem. Most tubers after testing the solenoid, connections etc, rule out the starter by jumping the posts with a screw driver. I don't have a neutral safety switch on my transmission, so it is not that. I was not getting cranking volts from the keyed ignition switch (new one) to the solenoid "S" terminal on the new solenoid switch. I just added a push button starter button. a 12v keyed hot wire to one push button terminal and another wire from other side of push button starter to the "S" solenoid with a 20Amp inline fuse in the line. I plan on replacing the wiring harness this winter. 1967 Mustang Gt, built 460 big block pro street car. Thanks for sharing and cheers from Motown/Dearborn.
LOL, mine did it after I got back from a car show. Was running fine until the next time I got in it, and NOTHING! lol. I did get gas that day too!! Maybe it's the gas, lol
This happened last summer, the reason I'm posting now is the city's was proposing to remove parking and add a 3rd traffic lane, we were able to get the city to deny their request because it would have created a major safety issue for all the residents on the block, especially considering THIS happened last year. We were able to prevent the plan from moving forward which would have increased the chances of this happening again
I had the same issue but I though was I burned cable in the fuse box and what is causing to blow the fuse or why with a loose groud cause blow the fuse boss ?
Any loose or taped connections positive or negative will cause a spark and blow the fuse. All the things that are wired to the battery connections, positive or negative need to be soldered. After you solder the connections the solder (pronounced soder) itself needs to appear shiny. If it doesn’t look shiny then it’s not going to hold for long. Watch a video on how to solder battery terminals. Damn good job finding the problem Brother, you have a lot of common sense ! You killed it !!
