{"id":32143,"date":"2016-07-13T14:41:25","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T19:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?p=32143"},"modified":"2016-07-13T14:41:25","modified_gmt":"2016-07-13T19:41:25","slug":"1997-ford-expedition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2016\/07\/1997-ford-expedition","title":{"rendered":"1997 Ford Expedition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32950\" src=\"\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1997-ford-expedition.jpg\" alt=\"1997 Ford Expedition\" width=\"600\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1997-ford-expedition.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1997-ford-expedition-300x155.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>When I bought this truck last week, it had a kill button installed on the dash. Today when I pushed the button twice nothing happened. I checked the fuses, and tried again. It started but kept grinding and trying to start, so I turned it off. Now it wont start again. What should I look for?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>RESPONSE<\/p>\n<p>Not sure why it would need a kill button? If you are having trouble with the starting system use the wiring diagram below to check your system. You may need to remove this aftermarket item and put it back the way it is supposed to be. If I had to guess. the starter motor relay or the starter itself is causing an issue.<\/p>\n<p>When the ignition switch is turned to the START position, the <span class=\"search_highlight\">starter<\/span> motor solenoid relay switch is energized connecting the battery to the <span class=\"search_highlight\">starter<\/span> solenoid. The <span class=\"search_highlight\">starter<\/span> solenoid moves the drive lever and pin (11067) to engage the <span class=\"search_highlight\">starter<\/span> drive with the flywheel ring gear and connects the battery to the <span class=\"search_highlight\">starter<\/span> motor.<\/p>\n<h3>Starting system wiring diagram 1997 Ford Expedition<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"wppdfemb-frame-container-0\" style=\"-webkit-overflow-scrolling:auto;\">\n\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?index=1&#038;pdfID=0&#038;pdfemb-serveurl=%2F%2Fwww.freeautomechanic.com%2Fmechanic%2Fforum%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsecurepdfs%2F2016%2F07%2F1997-ford-expedition-starting-charging-starting-circuit-1-of-1.pdf\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"wppdf-emb-iframe-0\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-pdf-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"pdfembed-iframe nonfullscreen\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"border:none;width:100%;max-width:500px;min-height:500px\"\n\t\t\t\tscrolling=\"yes\">\n\t\t\t<\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I bought this truck last week, it had a kill button installed on the dash. 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