BTDT, you can try jumping the starter with a wire from the alternator to see
if it's the switch or the starter (it's accessible from the engine bay, and
please be careful). I hace a Ford solenoid connected to mine (don't ask).
The starter relay fix should work, too.

Hector
1990 Carat 'Ursula'

>
>
> Just attempted to start my van after it was sitting in the garage for a few
> weeks. Reconnected the battery (green diode indicated a good charge), oil
> and coolant levels good.
>
> Turned the key and heard the fuel pump kick in, red dash lights for the oil
> and battery levels lit up and the brief flashing red for engine temp but
> the
> engine did not begin to turn over at all.
>
> So I am at a loss. Starting motors do not fail catastrophically right?
> Could
> this be a wirung issue?
>
> This is an '89 automatic.
>
> Any advice is greatly appreciated.
>
> Cheers,
> Phil Menchions
> '89 Westy
>