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ok for some time now ive been having problems with my eletrical in my 84 cougar. now the battery keeps draning. checked all connections there good. but im starting th think my starter is supect. now i know a bad alt can drain a battery and had my alt tested and it was fine. now i know a melted wire in a starter can cause a dran. but basically what i did is a simple test. jumped the silinoid terminals with some power and it did spark but didn't crank. so is that my prob the starter took a dump? plus its super cold out too. and right now my car sits at work and i have someone who has a starter from his 5.0 f150 88 will it bolt right up? and any advice would be great. thanks for your time guys needed to rant a bit.
2001 Buick Regal LS (DD):hick:

Got that fox rash again!

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starter issues...

Reply #1 –
Quote from: Cougar8775
jumped the silinoid terminals with some power and it did spark but didn't crank.


What do you mean jumped them with power?
I just stick a screw driver between the two. It should crank with or without keys in if I remember right. Also, I think all 3.8-5.0 starters are the same. Just make sure it is the larger kind, instead of the higher torque mini starter kind.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
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1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
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starter issues...

Reply #2 –
what i did was i took the red connection on my jump pack and hooked it up to the wire that goes to the starter and nothing happened at all.
2001 Buick Regal LS (DD):hick:

Got that fox rash again!

-Resident smartass! :ies:

- Don't listen to the naysayers. For every person who actually helps with your project there will be 10 who will discourage you all the while thinking that they are helping. 99% of all people have good intentions. That doesn't make them right.- XR7 Dave - SCCOA.Com