car no start

[1990LTD]

Pulled into my backyard to use the intake cleaner I bought.....now I'm not even getting the fuel pump noise MOST of the time when i try to start it



Over 12v at the battery, I'm just getting nothing I didn't do anything other than take the air tube off the tb, spray, open/close the throttle, wipe it down, then reattach the air tube

[1990LTD]

I get a sickly sounding buzz from under the dash (2x) after I try turning the key forward

[1990LTD]

No fuel pump sound at all.

[1990LTD]

What position is the button on the box next to my trunk hinge supposed to be in?

[1990LTD]

(I am currently sitting in the car trying everything I know to try, any timely responses would be greatly appreciated)



If I touch the brake, the buzzer goes off twice. Same if I try to turn the key or use my remote starter. The electrics are all vry weak (windows go up slllloooooooooowwwww, barely any power to radio or clock)

[Lincolnmania]

does the starter rotate the engine?

[1990LTD]

does the starter rotate the engine?

As far as I can tell, nothing happens. It started perfectly 3 times in my travels today.

No sound when the key is all te way forward....normally it'll engage the fuel pump and blower motor and shit but nothing at all now

[87gtVIC]

Something went wacky with the starter solenoid up on the fender.

[86VickyLX]

Check your cables. Try this, open your door, are your interior lights on? If yes attempt to start the car. When you try to start it, do the lights brightness change? Do they go out completely? When you let go of the key do the lights come right back on? If they don't, you probably have a bad connection to the battery, you should clean your terminals and go from there.

Something went wacky with the starter solenoid up on the fender.

Fuel pump should still prime the system, blower motor should still come on with the key on, regardless if the solenoid works or not.

[1990LTD]

I love you guys.

Connections at battery may look fine.....clean them anyway

[Lincolnmania]

your starter probably shit the bed for good

[1990LTD]

nah it's still kicking (and hasn't actually NOT started in a while)....i'm suspecting (in this order)


me not tightening the ring onto the battery tight enough or the terminals being dirty
shitty old battery cables (what do you need to do to replace em?)
terminals on the battery

[johnunit]

Replacing battery cables are easy. One bolt on each end. I had a battery cable go bad, threw on a used one from a friend, and that one went bad too. The first one didn't look problematic at all.

[1990LTD]

Where does each cable lead? I'm gonna replace both because they both look in the same condition.

[87gtVIC]

one leads from the positive battery post to the starter solenoid. The other leads from the negative post of the battery to the block down under the smog pump area. The negative also has a dedicated ground leading to the computer.