That right that little plug that controls the crank shaft sensor was the trouble. I bought a new one and the engine kicked over and started right up.
Okay, I shut it off and tried again. No the starter stopped working. NOW WHAT. Guess what I did next, that right I took the starter back off and found out the small gear was not locked in any more. So we got back into the Ford Explorer and drove over to see my friend Patrick at Bay Street Garage one more time. I saw him talking with a couple of other guys down stairs. I asked if we could talk after he was done. No problem at all. On the way up to his office, he was telling us about Ford starters. There are three gears sizes for that one starter. So he took it apart again and put a finer gear on it. Then, they have this big machine that test pretty much any thing that is electric on a vehicle. He asked his partner to do a load test. I am thinking what is he talking about. Well Patrick held the starter down on this plate and turn the machine on. Which is cause the starter to spin. Mean while his partner held a long piece of wood and pushed it up against the gear and push hard, you could smell the wood burning and see smoke too. Patrick said that should do it. I was thinking and praying he was right. Just think for a minute, now we have tried 2 out of 3 gears. The odds are getting better.
Got back to the ALC and put it on and it seams to be just right now. I tried and start it three or four times. Plus drove it this morning around the island and shut it off again and again. Started right up.
I really not sure when this starter problem really started acting up. Thinking back in April of last year I needed to replace it. Which I did. After that I would hear something like two gears trying to mesh. But loud noises instead. Back then Dawins, told me the fly wheel was shot. So they replaced it. After getting it back. It still made that loud noise. I just left it a lone and said it will mesh after a while? So, if you have been reading my blog, this last week I have just wasted my time taking everything apart and putting it all back together again.
IT AS BEEN THE STARTER IN THE BEGINNING.
I have been using the wrong gear and that is why. Maybe I should blame the auto part store I bought the new one. So please if you ever change a starter, count the teeth on the gear first thing. Then make sure the teeth number matches the new starter.
I thank the Lord for just putting people like Doctor Bob and Patrick in my life to show me,
I DON"T KNOW IT ALL.
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