I need to know the wiring hook ups for a starter on a 96 ford explorer with a 4.0 4x4

your starter solenoid is located on your starter you have the main body of the starter that bolts up to the transmission but the solenoid is the little thing on the starter that has a ground that goes to starter case and your starter wires hook up to the pos. and neg. terminailes the thing your wires hook to in a nut shell is your starter solenoid

Anti-theft system problem .Can't hook up the starter wrong , two wires ,one big one , one small one . Won't interchange .
Is there a little red light on top of the dash pad , does it flash fast when trying to start . Here is a web site for free wiring diagrams . http://www.bbbind.com/free_tsb.html Enter vehicle info. year make , model and engine size . Under system click on engine ,then under subsystem click starting .Click search button then the blue link .Do you have a DVOM - digital volt ohm meter ? Do you know how to use one . Test ,don't guess .
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ck for power to starter soloniod, when key is turned, if no power ck neutral switch

the large stud:three eights copper: is the one that the battery cable goes on. the small post 'This ford has just the one' is where the signal wire goes. If you have other smaller gauge wires that have a large ring terminal they go on the lartge lug too. Hooking up your battery. positive cable on positive terminal first. tighten it up. place negative cable on negative terminal. if you get large amounts of sparks check your cabling for chafeing or dead shorts. you may get a small spark if you have a hood light on or assesory. good luck

Disconnect the battery.
Go to starter and disconnect big wire...and sometimes there is a small wire to disconnect as well.
Remove two mounting bolts and pull starter back and down.

Hope this helps...

Look for a ground wire that did not get hooked back up

have all the wiring checked.there are alot of wires disconnected in a transmission removal.
alot of technicians are not careful enough and ground wires get broken,or not hooked up again to properly cleaned terminals.

Check that the small wire going onto the starter solenoid has a good contact. Next time it doesn't start, test this wire for power while the key is on Start. If it has power when you test it then, I'd suspect dodgy starter solenoid.

TRY CHECKING THE SWITCH. WITH A TEST LIGHT, THERE WILL BE A WIRE THAT IS HOT. WHEN YOU PRESS THE WINDOW BUTTON, SEE IF ONE OF THE OTHER WIRES GET POWER TO IT. IF YOU GET A WIRE THAT LIGHTS UP ON THE BACK OF THE SWITCH WHEN YOU PUSH THE BUTTON, THEN THAT MEANS THE SWITCH IS WORKING AND THE MOTOR NEEDS TO BE CHANGED. IF ONE OF THE OTHER WIRES DON'T GET POWER THEN THE SWITCH IS BAD. HOPE THIS HELPS. PLEASE KEEP ME POSTED. THANKS FOR AN HONEST RATING AND FOR USING FIX-YA.

unhook the battery

remove the two or three bolts holding the starter on. pay attention to lengths of the bolts so they are put back in the same holes

take the wires off the old starter one at a time and attach them to the new starter (so you are sure which connector they go on)

bolt on the new starter.

hook up the battery and you are done.