HI
I have an intermittant starting problem on my Escort, it seems to be electrical! Turn the key, all the ignition lights come on, fuel pump energises for a few secs, start car ...nothing. Checked the battery voltage at 12v, main battery lead down to the starter 12v, all the earths are good, I`ve put a voltmeter on the small lead on the starter (trigger lead) tried to start car it reads 12v, take that lead off and run a seperate lead straight from the battery to the trigger lead and the car starts everytime as normal, The car is starting occaisonally with the key as normal, I`m starting to think about a high resistance in the ignition wiring/relay to the starter, any further help would be most appreciated.
I have an intermittant starting problem on my Escort, it seems to be electrical! Turn the key, all the ignition lights come on, fuel pump energises for a few secs, start car ...nothing. Checked the battery voltage at 12v, main battery lead down to the starter 12v, all the earths are good, I`ve put a voltmeter on the small lead on the starter (trigger lead) tried to start car it reads 12v, take that lead off and run a seperate lead straight from the battery to the trigger lead and the car starts everytime as normal, The car is starting occaisonally with the key as normal, I`m starting to think about a high resistance in the ignition wiring/relay to the starter, any further help would be most appreciated.