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How about the start solinoid? Try jumping the large terminals with a large screw driver and see if it turns over if so make sure there is 12 volts on the coil of the soinoid when you turn the key, if so replace the solinoid.
check for power to starter solinoid, if power to there. then it has to be a bad starter solinoid or starter. checker solinoid first. if bad you will not hear any clicks or anything.
as fo the idle, there is a IAC ( idle air control to maintain idle. you may have to remove this and clean the carbon out of it, and the intake as well. as for the clicking there are 3 solutions to fix it. battery if it is ok, the solinoid is bad on starter or the starter itself. but it does sound like a bad starter solinoid, because a bad battery will make the same clicking from solinoid. but make sure battery is ok first. when engine is off voltage at battery should be at least 12.6 or better. when running and alternator is ok, it should read about 14.2 to 14.7 if lower then 14 volts alt. is bad. have a very good day !! hope this helps!
it could very well be the starter solinoid mounted on fender under hood. most fords are setup this way. to test it --
You
could use jumper cable to jump the two large studs on the solenoid together,
which should make the starter crank the engine, assuming the engine can rotate
freely. If jumping the solenoid works, then the solinoid is probably bad. have a good day !!
on most fords the solinoid is mounted under hood on passenger side. follow battery cable to solinoid, to test solinoid, put a jumper accross the neg, and pos, terminals on solinoid. if the car starts, then the solinoid is bad.if not check cables to starter. hope this helps toolman,
Replace the starter you will or have damaged the starter drive and could ruin the teeth on the fly wheel. The spring has gone bad in the solinoid or the shaft thats is activated magnetically is dirty and sticking, ther could be a problem with the starter switch but that is less likely than the solinoid.
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