1997 Explorer 8 cyl Starter or Solenoid

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rab669@gmail.com - 10 Sep 2007 13:46 GMT

My Explorer will start fine most of the time but other times it just
clicks once when i turn the ley. I can retry and it starts fine.
Today it just clicked and it had to retry it 10 times before it
started. Im guessing the starter solenoid is bad. Question, is the
solenoid replacable or do I need to replace the entire starter /
solenoid unit.

I think it is the original starter and the vehicle has 204,000 miles
so it may not be a bad idea to replace them both

thanks

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Ulysses - 11 Sep 2007 19:00 GMT

> My Explorer will start fine most of the time but other times it just
> clicks once when i turn the ley. I can retry and it starts fine.
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> thanks

This may or may not apply to your situation: I have the 4.0 V6 and on this
particular engine sometimes the problem you described can be caused by a bad
starter relay. On the 4.0 it's in the big fuse box under the hood.

I also suggest you get your battery load tested. On my '97 sometimes it
would start and sometimes it would just turn over without starting because
of a weak battery.

Also you might want to check your battery cables, especially the positive
cable. On the earlier models they were a common problem.

If these other things check out OK then I'd look at the starter/selenoid.
But personally I'd check these other things first.

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