# 185 Ford F-150 still won't start! **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** starting, ford, f150\ **Created:** [November 8, 2010, 12:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/185-ford-f-150-still-wont-start/57307 "2010-11-08T00:15:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JoshuaSCurtis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f1d935/32.png) [@JoshuaSCurtis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JoshuaSCurtis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2010, 12:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/185-ford-f-150-still-wont-start/57307/1 "2010-11-08T00:15:20Z")
We have replaced everything from the steering wheel to the engine (key/ignition switch, starter switch, starter, solenoid and battery) and still getting nothing. What else could be wrong? It will start with a connection on the pos/neg solenoid bolts but when you turn the key…nothing! Please help! ---
**Author:** ![waterboy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/waterboy/32/764_2.png) [@waterboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/waterboy)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2010, 12:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/185-ford-f-150-still-wont-start/57307/2 "2010-11-08T00:17:55Z")
Bad connection, possibly the ground, or the pos on the starter motor. ---
**Author:** ![JoshuaSCurtis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f1d935/32.png) [@JoshuaSCurtis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JoshuaSCurtis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2010, 12:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/185-ford-f-150-still-wont-start/57307/3 "2010-11-08T00:21:48Z")
Meant to say 1985 in the title. What is the fix to both of these? ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2010, 12:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/185-ford-f-150-still-wont-start/57307/4 "2010-11-08T00:25:58Z")
If the truck has an automatic transmission, shift the transmission into neutral and then try starting the engine. If the engine starts, the problem is with the park/neutral safety switch. Tester ---
**Author:** ![JoshuaSCurtis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f1d935/32.png) [@JoshuaSCurtis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JoshuaSCurtis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2010, 12:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/185-ford-f-150-still-wont-start/57307/5 "2010-11-08T00:39:36Z")
Thanks! But I should have clarified. It is a manual. I tried it in neutral and in gear. Nothing. The one switch we did not replace was the clutch safety switch only because it was a “dealer only” part…could that mean anything? ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2010, 12:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/185-ford-f-150-still-wont-start/57307/6 "2010-11-08T00:45:50Z")
It could be the problem. Before purchasing the switch, unplug the connector from the clutch safety switch and insert a jumper wire in the connector and then try starting the engine with the transmission in neutral. If the engine starts, go to the dealer and get a new switch. Tester ---
**Author:** ![JoshuaSCurtis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f1d935/32.png) [@JoshuaSCurtis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JoshuaSCurtis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2010, 4:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/185-ford-f-150-still-wont-start/57307/7 "2010-11-08T04:21:39Z")
No cigar… Ran a jumper to bypass the clutch safety switch then tried starting it in neutral. Nothing… Any other ideas? Could it be just a faulty wire somewhere? Also…is there a way to edit the original question so that I can change the year to 1985 instead of 185? ---
**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2010, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/185-ford-f-150-still-wont-start/57307/8 "2010-11-08T15:38:58Z")
check the fusible links at the solenoid.