All,

This is my first post, so I appreciate the support in advance. Here's the situation:

- 1994 Disco Series I
- ~135k miles
- owned for 3 x months
- Saturday: drove approximately 3 hours (highway & country roads)
- Sunday: same
- Monday am: drove 10 miles to work
- Monday pm: won't start

I tried jumping, but all I could get was power to the hazards, dim headlights, and it attempted to turnover once.
The battery is full and has enough juice to cold crank (had it tested twice at two different locations).
Replaced the battery cables.
Replaced the fuses (a couple were corroded).
Basically it's got juice, but it's not getting to the starter, and I'm afraid I've reached the limit of my technical know-how. I'd rather attempt to fix it before I have a mechanic chase gremlins for $300.hour.

All help is much appreciated!

Beast36

 

Couple of things, starter, starter solenoid and ground to frame. Starters around your mileage are about ready to be replaced, same for the solenoids. The starter if it has oil between it and the block can prevent a good electrical connection. The solenoid must have clean posts to pass juice. The ground cable needs a clean connection to the frame which depending on where you live might not be corrosion free. If you go the starter replacement route (if grounds are good) you can use a DII's since it's the same. I grabbed one from a bone yard with nearly no mileage on it (rollover) for like $19 bucks.

 

Listen to 'Scouts, good advise!!
Is it turning over at all???