'96 Conquest no power to starter
My '96 Gulfstream Conquest w/460 V8, started last year, but has set over the winter. Now when I try to start it, nothing happens. I have checked the battery,starter, solenoid, and starter relay. Al...
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Your fender-liner-mounted solenoid should look like this
And it's about a $20 part
If your starter looks like this
Then it has another solenoid mounted on top of it and it's about a $40 part (AutoZone lookup, probably cheaper elsewhere)
I looked your chassis up as 1995. That year or later (and probably earlier) replaced the old-style Ford starter without a separate solenoid with a PMGR (Permanent Magnet Gear Reduction) starter. Notice how big the mounting flange is in that starter picture. That's because the 460 has the big mounting spot for the old-style starter
And that wedge-shaped cover on top is NOT a Solenoid. It's actually a hinged part of the Field Winding and it pulls down magnetically when the starter powers up. The Starter Drive is thrown in by a Fork on the end where the field segment pivots. An older Ford has only the fender-liner-mounted solenoid.
And it's about a $20 part
If your starter looks like this
Then it has another solenoid mounted on top of it and it's about a $40 part (AutoZone lookup, probably cheaper elsewhere)
I looked your chassis up as 1995. That year or later (and probably earlier) replaced the old-style Ford starter without a separate solenoid with a PMGR (Permanent Magnet Gear Reduction) starter. Notice how big the mounting flange is in that starter picture. That's because the 460 has the big mounting spot for the old-style starter
And that wedge-shaped cover on top is NOT a Solenoid. It's actually a hinged part of the Field Winding and it pulls down magnetically when the starter powers up. The Starter Drive is thrown in by a Fork on the end where the field segment pivots. An older Ford has only the fender-liner-mounted solenoid.
