tempo wont start

[drifter sx]

my 89 4-cyl ford tempo wont start. i checked the battery, its good. i even replaced the alternator. still wont work. i guess its the starter but i dont know where the starter is to check it!! anyone know where the starter is located???

[Fritz The Cat]

Try following the positive battery cable to see where it goes, it should lead you right to the starter.

[terry arnold]

does the engine turn over while attempting to start, or are you getting nothing at all let me know.

[pcv]

Assuming that you have no crank from your starter, this is what you got to do. On the drivers side, under the hood there is a starter solenoid with 3 or 4 terminals. One of your positive cable goes to it.Thats the solenoid. There is a little wire on that solenoid. Unplug it. Now, using a big screw driver jump power from the battery terminal of the solenoid to that small terminal that you just unplugged. The ignition should be in the on position when doing this. If your starter does not crank now then you have a bad starter. Good Luck.

[rodney10]

just installed starter on 1993 tempo and new solenoid followed instuctions on wiring to solenoid but dont think i have it right now when i crank the car the starter wont disengage plus when i turn on the ac or try to roll down windows(power) the car shut off can any body help with this problem with the wiring? thanks i have the pos battery cable to the b terminal starter motor cable to the m terminal ignition to s terminal where do all the others go?

[dxrflyboy]

The main battery cable must be attached to the large terminal furthest from the starter. The start wire connects to the "s" terminal. The other wires, which should have fusible links, piggyback on the main battery cable. Do not attach any wires to the solenoid output terminal (closest to the motor, has a connection running to the motor). If the replacement starter has a second small terminal (usually marked with "I"), ignore it. That terminal is only to supply additional voltage to the ignition coil during startup on old cars with point type ignition systems.