Uh oh this could be trouble. First find the large bolt on the front of the crankshaft pulley and see if you can manually turn the motor over. Don't go gorilla on it just enough to make sure the engine isn't seized. If you get too carried away you could damage the valve train if your timing is off. Once you have determined that the engine is not seized, remove the spark plugs and try it again. There may be water or oil in the cylinders from a broken head or head gasket causing a hydraulic lock.
Most often you will probably find a broken timing belt and either the belt has jambed the engine or you have a piston in contact with a valve. If the piston has hit a valve you can be sure you will also have a bent valve stem. Good luck. I sincerely hope it isn't too serious.
On the starter or IF you have (2) positive battery cables, in between them.
Dead battery? Loose or dirty battery cables? Bad starter solenoid? Bad starter? Neutral switch?
A bad starter. A loose connection @ the terminal ends-the battery cables-the starter solonoid-IF IT has Rubber covers around the battery ends corrosion from battery acid could cause it.EVEN a bad ground on the engine from the battery 2 the frame.(battery cables) The battery cable ends could be corroded and should be cleaned. The next step would be to check the starter selenoid and then the starter.
Could be a short in the wiring of the actual starter motor!! The starter motor is the first piece of electrical equipment after the battery.
Begin by removing the positive cable from your battery. Remove the cables from the front of the starter. Remove the starter retaining bolts. Reverse the process to install your new Ford starter.
have you checked the cables to see if they are corroided, loose, or broken If your battery is good then it is your starter you will need to replace it.
Have you checked the starter? Check cables to starter or jumping solenoid to see if it will turn over. If you have to, remove the starter and get a battery with a set of booster cables, put the starter in a vise gently and try it with booster cables directly to see if it works. If it doesn't work at that point You've already got it out so go get a rebuild or new one and put it in.
you may have a dead battery of a shorted wire or component. be sure to connect positive to positive and negative to negative. disconnect one component at a time to find short. check that the exaust manifold isn't touching the starter
Ignition switch, battery, battery cables, starter relay, starter solnoid, starter, flywheel ring gear.
it could be the starter or it could just be a bad battery, try to jump start the vehicle with another vehicle with jumper cables or a jumpbox, if the vehicle starts, most likely it is the battery. It is still a good idea to get the starter checked out.
On the starter or IF you have (2) positive battery cables, in between them.
is the battery fully charged?
Seized engine? Loose or corroded battery cables? Weak or dead battery? Bad starter solenoid? Bad starter? Bad clutch or neutral safety switch? Bad ignition switch?
Check the battery cables or starter.
Bad connectins at battery? Clean connections. Possible loose battery cables on starter or engine block? Clean and tighten cables. If no help, possible bad battery cable/cables. Test cables and replace as necessary. Depending on what type of car, also investigate starter cylinoid. Hope that helps.
dead battery bad starter solenoid bad starter loose or corroded battery or starter cables
Dead battery, corroded or loose battery or starter cables, defective starter or starter solenoid, loose ground connection.