So this started last week. First time it happened was with with the wife. Lucky she was home and I was home because she didn’t know what to do. I ordered a new motorcraft starter solenoid the day after it happened to have just in case. We drove the car off and on after that with no issues. On Tuesday I drove it to work and it stuck three times on me. That night I swapped the solenoid with the new motorcraft one and it stuck on the first crank with the key. Last night I played with it. I had to tap the solenoid to unstick it. Then I disconnected the wire that runs from the second post to the starter. I then got my remote starter and just cycled the solenoid about 40 times with the ignition off. Everything was fine. The solenoid did not stick. Then I reconnected the starter wire and again using the remote starter with the ignition off I bumped and cranked the starter over with no issues. I did long bursts and short bursts with no sticking. Using the key I bumped the starter over a couple times but this time there was no response from the key for a couple of the bumps. That was the first time that has happened. I know I had the key turned all the way and the clutch was all the way to the floor but the engine did not crank. I let the car start with the next crank and the starter stuck. Tonight I replaced the switch on the column just because of the intermittent cranks but it did not fix the problem. I have read a bunch of threads on different sites but there is no clear answer to what the issue is. I know my starter is good. The battery is a month old. Solenoid is new. Switch is new. Wiring looks ok other than a slightly melted positive battery cable. No other issues with the car. It runs good after it is started. I would think if something was wrong with the starting system it would stick also when I was bumping it with the ignition off in the remote starter. This only happens when the ignition is on using the key.
Any help would be appreciated as I would like to take it to a show this weekend.
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