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The sensor will be located located where the engine attaches to the transmission. Have a look around where the engine attaches to the transmission .. top, sides and underneath. The crankshaft sensor will have a minimum of 1 wire attached.
Dead or weak battery, corroded or loose terminals, bad cable, bad solenoid (starter relay), bad ignition switch, bad neutral safety interlock, driver forgot to put car in park or neutral before starting, bad wiring. When you turn the key, do you hear anything, like maybe a clicking noise, or is the car completely silent?
check for voltage at the starter first on the large red wire.check your starter solenoid. bypass it with a screwdriver touch the two large studs or large and one small one. and it should engage
Most parts stores can bench test the starter. Also verify that when you turn the key on that there is a click in the relay cluster under the hood by the battery which would be the starter relay activating to power the starter solenoid. If you fail to hear this click then locate and swap the relay with one that does work like the headlamps. If again this fails to work, (assuming you bench tested the starter and it passed) you can try bypassing the relay with a paperclip after probing the contacts and finding a power in and a lead that is not grounded by using the ohm meter to probe it to the battery ground. If you feel comfortable to try this and it cranks and starts or at least cranks, then suspect the neutral safety switch. This is possibly located on the transmission or the steering column at the gear shift selector. This switch only allows the vehicle to be started in park or neutral with an automatic. I doubt its a manual, but if so then check the clutch switch at the top of the clutch, just put a paper clip in its connector and try starting the van while out of gear. But in cases like this if the starter passes a bench test then usually the neutral switch or starter relay has failed.
sometimes my 1996 ford probe has problems starting - have to try several times and most times it just starts without problems. it doesn't matter whether it has been driven or just sits for days. i've had starter and starter solonoid replaced. battery is fine. it runs perfect though.
Section 18-01: Wiring and Circuit Protection
1996 Probe Workshop Manual
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
Relays
The following illustrations show the locations of the various relays on the vehicle.
The Location of the Starter Relay, Main Relay, Circuit (Fuel Pump) Relay, Turn Signal Lamp Relay, Horn Relay, Daytime Running Lamp (DRL) Relay (Canada Only), A/C Relay, Headlamp Relay, and Fog Lamp Relay
make sure you replace the solenoid and check your wires going to the starter and thew the solenoid. It sounds like your either getting a short or to much power. let me know what happens.
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