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93' Not starting
93' Not starting
93' Ford Escort LX 1.9 Auto
How it started/symptoms:
I've had a long hard day with little sleep so later this may change some when I get a chance to look at it again. I woke up this morning and when I attempted to start it sounded like the starter was staying engaged, so I aborted, twice, it was in the twenties BTW, stranger things have happened I suppose, on the third attempt nothing happened though, there was a relay clicking on the firewall ( apparently the A/C Relay? WTH? Maybe it was the WOT cut out? ) and the fan comes on breifly when ignition is on ( can't recall if that's normal, since it's rubbing a little today ).
What I've done/found/replaced/screwed up so far/tested & results:
I replaced the relay and the one next to it on the bracket attached to the passenger side out of a 96' ( Looks like it was the A/C and WOT cut out, didn't know as some parts folks were telling me it had a "remote solenoid on the firewall", WTH they were cheap enough though. ), I also replaced the BTN under the drivers seat because I apparently made a serious error probing that first relay ( A/C? ) and the BTN began to make an awful clicking sound even with the key off ( still don't know WTH a BTN is, so please enlighten me if you do ), I checked all of the fuses and they appear to be fine, vehicle still doesn't start normal, however I can bump the starter with a wire and the vehicle will start and run, though it does surge a little at first all appears to be OK, well for a 93' Escort that is. The surging is an ongoing intermittent issue which I have already paid Ford too much money to NOT fix.
Request for assistance:
Any ideal why it will not start just using the key and what I should do from here to get it fixed? Obviously I could easily add a momentary switch to start, but I'd like to resolve it in another manner if I can do so reasonably ( without having to pull the steering as I don't have a puller ATM, but I can/have taken the casing off without doing so before, though it wasn't real easy. ) and in a reasonably short period of time. I'd like to check the ignition switch but I'm not sure what I should be expecting, so if you can provide that information it surely will be useful.
My initial guess is a bad ignition switch.
If you have the know-how... disconnect the ignition switch and use some jumpers to start the car. If it works normally then replace the switch.
If you don't have the know-how... don't attempt it or you might fry something.
I agree with mightymoose. Since the starter wouldn't shut down and it jumps good with a hot wire to the solenoid Its indicative of a bad switch. The relays you mention are the AC and starter relay on the passenger side of the firewall. The starter relay is closest to the fender. It can be jumped with a paper clip. I don't know what a BTN is either. The ignition switch could be the fault of the other things you mention since the main power source for many components go through it. Many 93 Escorts have been plagued with bad starter switches. If you go to the dealer he will want to sell you the whole thing for $123. You can get just the ignition switch at your parts jobber for about $23.
It does sound like a bad contact at the ignition switch but bear in mind that it could also be the transmission range sensor/switch (allows the vehicle to start only when in park or neutral).
If you do fit a separate Start switch even just as a temporary measure then be sure to leave the old wire attached to the solenoid 'S' terminal (that's the thinnest wire out of the three which attach to the starter/solenoid assembly) because if it's removed then the cooling fan circuit will no longer operate - the coil of the cooling fan power relay completes its path to ground via that lead and then via the windings of the starter motor - there's no problem in adding a separate Start switch just so long as the old wire remains in place.
I don't have wiring diagrams for the '93 but these are for the '95, which I believe should be the same as yours. Not shown on this diagram but I think the black/dark blue wire changes to black/yellow as it enters the transmission range switch:
'95 1.9L starter wiring diagram - pt.1 (http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x64/Selectron/Escort/95-starter-01.png)
'95 1.9L starter wiring diagram - pt.2 (http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x64/Selectron/Escort/95-starter-02.png)
OK, the results are in, I couldn't find in information in the Hanyes manual so once again I had to risk shorting other components ( Gee, thanks Hanyes! ), sadly the above wasn't any help with that either since it only shows one wire coming out of the switch, just as the Hanyes, there are seven wires.
Anyway, when I disconnected the top connecter for the ignition switch I was able to determine +12V, everything else showed as -12V, which is what makes things nerve racking, so I cross my toes while I shorted the +12v ( Blue/Red ) with the Black/White and I got nothing, when I shorted it with the Red/Black the starter turns.
So, based on that information we have an ignition switch problem here.
I found this part to be cheapest and in stock at Pep-Boys $23.99, Napa had one they could order for $24.49 and one in stock for $54.99, the rest where between $52 and $54 ( Advance, Autozone and O'reilly's ) and you can forget about Advance Auto's price matching, now they are saying the part has to have the same warranty, be of the same quality ( value vs. premium, etc. ) I went through this with them when I tried to get them to match Napa's lowest price.
BTW, good reply on that switch ideal Selectron, had I went that way I probably would have jumped it at the ignition switch unless the wires sorted somewhere, but that's valuable information for anyone that may have to do so because of a short they can't locate.
Case closed.
Thank you all for the replies.
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I am upgrading my computer (AMD) with a new motherboard and processor (Intel) and will finally upgrade to Windows 7. I currently have my user folder on a different drive in Vista and do not want to copy it over to a 7 installation on the C drive. Any way I can map my Windows 7 user folder the the Vista Users folder I already have on my data drive?
I will be installing 7 on a WD 6400AAKS hard drive that is currently my swap file drive temporarily until M2 SSD drives come down in price when I will install the OS on the SSD. I currently have two of these drives but never bothered to set up raid 0 (flakey raid controller on my current board) so I will still have the old OS/application drive until I get 7 set up the way I want. Any other suggestions you can think of for this install? I plan on backing up everything on my data drive and all game files to an extra external USB drive first "just in case..." I also have a Sandisc Ready Cache to give it a speed boost until I get the M2 drive so I will leave the swap file on my C drive this time. TIA
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Yes you can move the Location of each of the new Windows 7 User folders you need to the old User folder of the same name on its data partition, following User Folders - Change Default Location.
The only drawback is that if you use Windows 7 backup imaging it will want to include the data partition in the System image since system User files will then be on it. The solution to this is to change to a more flexible imaging program where you can choose to exclude the data partition from the system image, like Macrium - Image your system,
or instead of moving User folder location, you can instead right click each User folder on the data partition to add to its respective Library - Include a Folder - Windows 7 Forums which will leave the C User folder in the library but add the new location too. This way if anything lands in the C User folder you can easily drag it within the library window to the data partition folder. You can also Library - Set Save Folder - Windows 7 Help Forums.
Remember also that these folders while on a different partition always need to be backed up against data loss, by dragging them to external or using a method like Sync, Backup and Store your Files to the Cloud with Skydrive - Windows 7 Forums.
Take extra precaution during the Clean Install Windows 7 to C to not touch the data partition. If it's on another hard drive I would unplug it. If you want to post back a screenshot of Disk Management - Post a Screen Capture Image we can advise you better about which partitions to keep during Win7 clean install.
I would not RAID the HD's as Windows 7 doesn't much like RAID and we see nothing but problems with it here without a single positive report.
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I would recommend the "Include in library" option. Changing the default locations of the standard folders has it's problems at times.
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Even as Democrats complain they're being outspent by new Republican-friendly outside groups, they are relying on their own longtime financial powerhouse: organized labor.
President Barack Obama's health- care law is fueling an explosion in early television advertising before November's congressional elections, with close to half the commercials attacking the measure.
Republican David Jolly's victory in a Florida congressional election this month has given outside groups focused on a broader goal a playbook for how to gain the six seats the party needs to take control of the U.S. Senate.
Wimbledon's singles champions will each receive a million pounds ($1.54 million) for the first time in the 124-year history of the tennis tournament, the All England Club said.
Tucked deep in the 629-page U.S. House agriculture policy legislation is an initiative to guarantee prices for sushi rice. So too is insurance for alfalfa and a marketing plan for Christmas trees.
Karl Rove and his investors were the biggest losers on Election Day.
Three Republican governors eyeing the White House, including embattled New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, were in Las Vegas yesterday to court Sheldon Adelson, a billionaire casino owner who could give any of their eventual campaigns a major financial boost.
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not even close. FOr the ones that are unemployed, ducks to be them too, maybe they should have studied harder in life instead of working in factories doing jobs peasants in China can do for almost free. Why blame government? I thought you didn't want government involved in the economy? Can't have it both ways.
Yup. And we're in charge. You can't do anything but post on this site. What's that going to do? nothing.
no one cares.
any proof from a legitimate source?
LOL, thank you for continuing to make my point.
any proof?
You're in no position to make predictions. After you foolish Romney predictions, even in the face of polls and data showing otherwise, you have proven you know nothing. Stick a sock in it you blowhard and come back when you can demonstrate you can correctly make a prediction.
If he deserves impeachment, why doesn't a legislator bring up charges?
Actually most don't care. Nor does the media. Only far right loonies who don't matter in life post about it because that's all they can do is whine.
If there really were violations, why haven't any investigations started?
What infanticide? And show me where Obama made that quote? So far you've come up with nothing except BS. Why can't you come up with one statue of the constitution that Obama and his administration have violated? Is it because you don't know or are just making up BS? Would you even know a constitutional violation if one hit you in the head? So far you've proven that you would not with your baseless claims. But keep going on and making a fool of yourself.


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Williams injured his right knee when he was tackled by Carolina safety Chris Harris at the end of an 18-yard run during the first quarter of Sunday's 20-7 victory over the Panthers. Petitgout limped off the field after defensive tackle Kris Jenkins fell into his right leg in the second quarter.
``That's a big blow. ... We have some people who need to step up,'' coach Jon Gruden said Monday.
The Bucs (3-1) will use of a combination of Michael Pittman and Earnest Graham to replace Williams, the 2005 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and Tampa Bay's leading rusher the past two seasons. They finished Sunday with 138 of Tampa Bay's 189 yards rushing.
Petitgout, a ninth-year pro who spent the first eight seasons of his career with the New York Giants, was signed during the offseason to stabilize an offensive line featuring three starters in their first or second year in the NFL.
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While some organizations have chosen to sit back and let their fans starve for NFL interaction, the St. Louis Rams went on the offensive earlier this week. No, they are not planning a "Meet and Greet" or giving away autographed memorabilia to those who can most quickly answer a trivia question. Instead, the Rams have gone "all-in," offering $100,000 to any fan who can accurately predict the St. Louis Rams 2014 17-game schedule.
"In anticipation of the Rams' 2014 regular-season schedule release, we are excited to offer fans the unique opportunity to win $100,000. We challenge our fans to accurately predict all 17 weeks of the team's regular-season schedule and win the cash prize." -Rams VP of Marketing, Brian Killingsworth
Simple enough, right? Well, maybe not. The reality is, the probability of correctly guessing the entire schedule is on-par with correctly picking a string of lottery numbers. There are countless variables that go into the "designing" of the NFL schedule, including some that seem almost nonsensical. However, that doesn't mean there aren't some guidelines to help you accurately predict your schedule.
What We Know
First and foremost, let's cover the aspect of the 2014 schedule that is guaranteed (i.e. the list of opponents). Obviously, the St. Louis Rams will face off against each of the other NFC West opponents twice throughout the regular season; once at home, and once away. We also know who else the Rams will be playing, and their locations:
Home: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings
Away: Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
If you are formulating your 17-game schedule and these exact 13 teams are not on your docket, we regret to inform you that you will not be winning the contest…
What We Might Know
Other than the actual opponents, there are a handful of other tips that you can use to help formulate your schedule. Aside from predicting the actual order of the teams the Rams will play, you also have to predict when St. Louis will host their "Bye Week." To highlight a trend, since 2007, the St. Louis Rams have held their Bye on Week 9 in four out of seven seasons, on Week 5 twice, and on Week 11 once. Based off those numbers, the smart money would be on Week 9 for 2014, especially considering they varied from that favored spot last season.
We also know that since 2009, the St. Louis Rams (and every team in the NFL, for that matter) have faced off against a division rival in the final week of the regular season. This was nuance added to the schedule by the commissioner in an attempt to force more "meaning" to games played at the end of the season, keeping more teams "in the hunt" by back-loading intra-divisional games. In three of the last four season, the Rams have faced off against the Seattle Seahawks in that final matchup. Moreover, all three of those games were played on Seattle soil. That seems to be a pretty rigid trend, although some might argue that the NFL will likely deviate from that pattern in up upcoming season, merely to "shake things up."
Similarly, the NFL's push to make the end of the season more meaningful has made the latter portion of the season somewhat more predictable. In fact, dating back to 2008, the Rams have faced, at least, three NFC West opponents in the final six games of the regular season every, single year.
Another interesting trend might help in dictating the "order" in which the St. Louis Rams will face their division rivals. Since 2008, the St. Louis Rams have regularly started divisional play against either the Seattle Seahawks or Arizona Cardinals, typically alternating back and forth between seasons. The Rams matched up with Arizona in the season opener last season, which might lend some believe they'll face Seattle in the opening NFC West game this season.
While there is nothing to suggest that they Rams first game will be against a divisional opponent, it should be important to note that the Seahawks actual season opener would be in Seattle, since (aside from last season; thanks, Orioles) the defending Super Bowl Champions have ritualistically held their opener on their home turf.
Lastly, based off last year's performance, the St. Louis Rams will likely only get one Monday Night Football game in the upcoming season. While that schedule is typically hard to predict, they typically reserve those spots for "marquee" matchups; a word that the media rarely uses in connection with the Rams.
Moreover, it is a "lock" that St. Louis (and every other team) will play one Thursday Night Football game every season. In that past, the majority of those games have been between division rivals, although that is not always the case. It is also important to note that Thursday Night Football has historically not ventured beyond Week 15 in the past (i.e. the second week of December), although rumors have suggested that the NFL will attempt to expand the number of games played earlier in the week.
As far as we could tell, there was no noticeable trend in predicting when the Rams will face off against their non-divisional opponents. The only remotely helpful pattern might be that, since 2007, St. Louis has never faced a division opponent heading into the Bye Week. Aside from that, you're on your own!
Hopefully, some of this information will help you in formulating the winning 2014 schedule for the St. Louis Rams. To enter the contest, head over to the official St. Louis Rams site and cast your ballot. If you do win, we're sure you'll be willing to share some of that money with your favorite St. Louis Rams writers… right?! Good luck.
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GENERAL APPEARANCE.A large robust tree-climbing rodent. It has short legs and stout curved claws. The upper parts of the body and tail are covered with a coat of sharp black-pointed yellow quills which are barbed at the tip and are partly concealed by the long yellow over hairs that cover the body (fig. 61). The porcupine has small rounded ears that are well concealed by the hairs of the head. It is the second largest rodent in the McKinley region. Length, 29.5 inches; tail, 8 inches; hind foot 3.5 inches.
IDENTIFICATION.The slow-moving waddling form of the porcupine can be readily recognized either on the ground or in the trees. At close quarters the sharp quills will dispel any possible doubt as to the animal's identity. Porcupine tracks show a canvas-like pattern where the sole of the hind feet comes in contact with dust or soft soil.
DISTRIBUTION.Porcupines are widely distributed over North America wherever there are coniferous forests. In the McKinley region porcupines are well distributed through the spruce forests. They winter in the spruce trees but in the summer time they may be found out in willow thickets high above timber.
HABITS.The most conspicuous evidence of the presence of porcupines is revealed by the whitened trunks of spruce trees, the bark of which is eaten extensively by these rodents during the winter. A porcupine may remain for weeks at a time in some sheltered grove of spruce trees.
On May 26, 1932, at the boundary cabin on Savage River, I found whole clusters of young spruce trees, from 2 to 6 inches in diameter, that had been killed by porcupines gnawing away all the bark near the base of each tree. Since the porcupines had selected the thickest clumps of these trees to work in, the result was a sort of natural thinning of the too thickly planted stands. In other instances isolated spruce trees showed that they had been killed by gnawing, but it is believed that such damage is nominal and natural, on the whole, in Mount McKinley National Park.
Men who drive dog teams on dangerous winter patrols do not love the porcupines, for the sled dogs are quick to attack these animals. The usual result is that the dogs in killing the porcupine get their mouths and feet full of the animal's quills and it takes hours of painful labor and endurance for both man and dogs before these quills are removed. It is accomplished with the aid of pliers, and not until the porcupine's quills have been extracted are the dogs again able to travel. Most sled dogs never learn to leave porcupines alone.
On the other hand, although a porcupine causes much annoyance by gnawing ax handles, saddle leather, boots, and other articles that have become impregnated with salt and that are therefore very appetizing to this animal, it may prove to be a veritable lifesaver to man. In the early spring of 1932 one of the members of the Cosmic Ray Expedition to Mount McKinley became lost while he was seeking aid for a sick companion. This man was unarmed, save for his alpine stock, and he told me that the meat of a porcupine, which was the only animal that he was able to capture with his alpine stock, was the principal item of food during the 3 weeks he was lost.
Wolves and certain dogs, and even red foxes, learn how to kill porcupines without getting themselves full of quills. In order to do this they get hold of the porcupine's nose first and pulling backwards drag him out into the open. When the porcupine raises up and starts to escape they run in under the front of the "porky" and flip him over on his back. The porcupine's belly is his vulnerable spot since it is not protected by sharp spines as is the back of the animal. Taking advantage of this fact the wise wolf or fox is able to kill and eat the porcupine without being bothered by the quills.
There is good evidence that porcupines were rare within the park at the time of Charles Sheldon's visit to the region in 1907-8. By 1926, porcupines had increased so that they were no longer rare and by 1932 as many as three to five were encountered in a single day.
It is probable that protection which is now being given carnivores in Mount McKinley National Park will result in their increase. This in time will act as a natural check on the porcupine population and the result will be the restoration of a normal balance.


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FORT WAYNE – Along with using his accounting degree at three businesses, Todd Findley also used to be a soccer coach and a teacher.
For a year, he taught at North Side High School, and for six more, he taught business and economics at East Noble.
As part of his business class, he advised career planning: assisting the students in discovering their interests, and helping them find their hidden talents which they could eventually turn into a working career.
And yep, he sees the irony of it all eight years down the road. That's how long he has been a stay-at-home dad.
Among the things he often told his students was that a symbolic red flag for future employers was a large gap between jobs, and if that ever occurred, they would have to explain it.
If I ever do get back into the workforce, I have a gi-normous gap in my résumé, the 43-year-old Findley says.
Then what would his story be at a job interview? That he encouraged and praised his oldest son, Sean, now 12, with his booklet of cartoon drawings? Or that he played sports in the fenced-in back yard with Stuart, now 11? Or that he went to summer camps with Austin, 8?
Would he explain in an interview that he and the boys often visited the zoo, hit a movie or did grocery shopping together? That they watched IU basketball at night, and he took them to school the next morning and was home when they returned? That he found a peaceful balance between sorting clothes and sorting problems and being a husband to Melanee and a dad to the boys?
Todd Findley (all the time) and 37-year-old firefighter Eric Balliet (part of the time), and countless others in the area, are part of a growing number of men who are taking a more defined role in raising their children.
According to a 2011 U.S. Census report, 32 percent of married fathers (about 7 million) are a regular source of care for their children under age 15. The report defines regular care of children as an arrangement in which the father is with the child or children at least one day per week.
The census also defines an at-home dad as a father who has not been in the labor force for the past calendar year and whose wife has been working for the past year.
Statistically, Findley is a prime example. And while Balliet is employed with the Fort Wayne Fire Department and doesn't exactly match the Census Bureau's rigid criteria of a stay-at-home dad, he is often the primary parent for his 4-year-old twins, Lucas and Alyssa, while his wife works as a 911 dispatcher.
We work weekends, holidays – the whole gambit, Balliet says. We work odd schedules, and child care is not an easy thing to come along. We were kind of forced of having me being a stay-at-home dad on my days off.
For Todd and Melanee, a computer programmer who works from the upstairs office of the family's north-side home, it was the birth of Austin eight years ago that was the determining factor in the decision to have Todd become a stay-at-home dad.
We made the decision that I would stay home, Todd said. She works in a booming field that has a lot of job security and thankfully pays well, so we can do it on her salary.
If only for a few moments, Melanee comes downstairs to sit in the family room, next to Todd.
I think I thank you every day for something, she says to him.
He not only does the hard stuff of being the official between fights and the battles, but he does the laundry, the grocery shopping and running the kids around, Melanee says. Maybe it's not hard, and maybe it's not super fun, but he's here every day. He's the best dad in the world.
Quietly, Todd Findley smiles.
He admits that his lifestyle is not the norm and that he doesn't judge other men in a more traditional role who work 60 hours a week. It's that this works for him and Melanee and the boys.
I get one of two reactions: That's so cool, I wish that I could do it,' or I don't know how you do that. I could never handle it,' Todd says of other men's comments. I never had a problem with that, thinking that people will look down on me, thinking I'm not being the man of the household.
And as for Balliet, who mostly works 24-hour shifts and occasionally 48 hours at a stretch, he sees the importance of being there for his kids, particularly now, before 4 years old turns into 24.
Every parent I've spoken to said cherish the time, because it flies by, Balliet said. When you're in the moment, it doesn't seem like it's flying by, but I can't believe we're four years into this already. It seems like yesterday they were born, and they'll be 5 in November.
When they're 18, or 15, when they're doing their activities and they're doing their activities and you don't see them in the evenings and you're trying to rush to get a quick sandwich before you're going to baseball or soccer or whatever, when life becomes hectic, I can sit here and say I cherished those moments when they were young, and that I've gotten in more of those moments than the average father who works and doesn't have the time to stay home with their children during the day and be that father figure on a daily basis. Know what I mean?
For the thousands of stay-at-home dads, yeah, they know what you mean.


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Date/Time: October 29, 1-2 p.m.
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October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and ITCD is having a special presentation on export control. Bring your lunch and learn about Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Seating is limited; register in advance to reserve your spot.
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