1998 Explorer wont start. Won't even turn over

[noisebeard]

I went to a meeting this morning at 10am. My truck started fine,
drove perfect...even told me I needed to get more fuel. I come out of
my meeting an hour later and it won't start. Won't even turn over.
Tried jumping it, no dice. I came home to read about the PATS and it
mentioned if the THEFT light flashes, you got a bad key/bad ignition
ring connection. So naturally, I go back to my truck, which is
sitting at a pizza place, and looked for symptoms of PATS
malfunction. Nothing, nothing is/was wrong with my truck.

What do I do? It seems so easy to fix, but nothing is telling me
where to begin!

Regards,

Sean

 

[marragtop]

Do the headlights work while you are trying to crank it over? If not, suspect bad cable connections. If it's not cable related, maybe a bad solenoid or starter. When you turn the key to ON, do you hear the fuel pump prime? Also, try moving the shift lever a bit when trying to start it.

 

[ExplorerDMB]

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=146784

That should help