My car wont crank ive bought a new battery and had diagnostics ran on the altenator and starter and there good.. ive also put a new coil in it.. and it will only crank when the car is cold..

Asked by Johnny Nov 13, 2015 at 02:13 PM about the 1994 Ford Taurus

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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Sounds like you need a new starter solenoid. Usually they are on the passenger side firewall or on the inner fender. You can test it by crossing the terminals on your starter and if it cranks then that's your problem.

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