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Engine & Drivetrain
ST engine not turning over
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<blockquote data-quote="Richard L" data-source="post: 1030418" data-attributes="member: 52972"><p>I think you have two problems.</p><p></p><p>1. Will not idle unless you press on the gas pedal is caused by a dirty IAC (Idle Air Control) valve. You need to clean the IAC and probably the whole throttle body.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>2. Intermittent not cranking even when jumped? could be a number of issues like battery cables connections, but you seem to have addressed all of those issues. If you have a Gen-1 Sport Trac, you may have a loose connection in the steering column caused by insufficient slack in the wiring harness. When the steering wheel is tilted up or down, it pulls on the wiring harness and can break or pull wires out of the connector on the steering column. If it's the wire going from the ignition switch to the starter, it will not crank. I had that same problem with my 2003 Sport Trac that the dealer could not diagnose until it failed completely and had to be towed to the dealer. After trying all day to get the vehicle to crank, one tech remember seeing something about the steering column connector.....That was the problem and after he fixed it, I never had the problem again.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>...Rich</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Richard L, post: 1030418, member: 52972"] I think you have two problems. 1. Will not idle unless you press on the gas pedal is caused by a dirty IAC (Idle Air Control) valve. You need to clean the IAC and probably the whole throttle body. 2. Intermittent not cranking even when jumped? could be a number of issues like battery cables connections, but you seem to have addressed all of those issues. If you have a Gen-1 Sport Trac, you may have a loose connection in the steering column caused by insufficient slack in the wiring harness. When the steering wheel is tilted up or down, it pulls on the wiring harness and can break or pull wires out of the connector on the steering column. If it's the wire going from the ignition switch to the starter, it will not crank. I had that same problem with my 2003 Sport Trac that the dealer could not diagnose until it failed completely and had to be towed to the dealer. After trying all day to get the vehicle to crank, one tech remember seeing something about the steering column connector.....That was the problem and after he fixed it, I never had the problem again. ...Rich [/QUOTE]
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ST engine not turning over
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