# 1997 Ford Expedition won't turn over

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-expedition-wont-turn-over/115990>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford, expedition\
**Created:** [April 20, 2018, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-expedition-wont-turn-over/115990 "2018-04-20T18:17:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![MichaelTCostello](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/858c86/32.png) [@MichaelTCostello](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MichaelTCostello)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2018, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-expedition-wont-turn-over/115990/1 "2018-04-20T18:17:58Z")

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car wants to turn over but it dont i checked the engine fuses to see if they were blown but no

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**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:** [April 20, 2018, 7:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-expedition-wont-turn-over/115990/2 "2018-04-20T19:13:00Z")

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Did you check the battery? Try and jump it? Start there, the fuses have nothing to do with your problem.

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2018, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-expedition-wont-turn-over/115990/3 "2018-04-20T19:53:28Z")

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> [@MichaelTCostello](#):
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> car wants to turn over but it dont

Can you please narrow it down?

Does the engine crank over at all?

Or do you just get a click when you turn the key to the start position?

If it cranks over but won’t start, you could easily check if the engine will run briefly after a blast of ether or some other starting aid