# 1994 Ford Ranger won’t turn over

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-ford-ranger-won-t-turn-over/154944>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford, ranger\
**Created:** [December 18, 2019, 8:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-ford-ranger-won-t-turn-over/154944 "2019-12-18T20:47:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![tim19](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/13edae/32.png) [@tim19](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tim19)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 8:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-ford-ranger-won-t-turn-over/154944/1 "2019-12-18T20:47:22Z")

</div>

getting power to starter but wont turn over

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2019, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-ford-ranger-won-t-turn-over/154944/2 "2019-12-19T19:02:09Z")

</div>

Can you turn the engine by using a breaker bar wit a socket on the crankshaft pulley? If not, your engine is seized.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2019, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-ford-ranger-won-t-turn-over/154944/3 "2019-12-21T14:23:33Z")

</div>

If by “won’t turn over” you mean the starter will not spin the engine crankshaft… could be bad battery, bad cable, bad starter, seized engine in that order.