65 Bird Starter died?

Any ford motor product I have ever worked on and that is a bunch, very seldom is it the starter motor. the solenoid clicks, but it still could be bad. thank goodness for the remote location of the solenoid. I would first check your cable from the solenoid to the starter to ensure your getting power, to the starter. also check the two terminals, on the solenoid, one goes to the battery side of the coil. the other down to the starter. Most of your older fords, Chevy have a fly wheel inspection plate that you can have a friend remove for you. it bolts, to the bell housing and the trans, and only has 2 bolts. you can remove that and see if your starter is stuck in the engaged position, against the flywheel ring gear. But I would replace the solenoid before going to all the trouble, of changing a starter.

Thanks for the reply. I put a jumper across the two terminals and still nothing. I will see how much a new solenoid runs and if not too much, just replace it. I will keep you posted but it will be several days before I can get to it. Thanks

If you jumped the solenoid, you either have a bad starter, or a bad cable, or cable connection to ground, or cable connection to battery posts. Can be nothing else.

check the starter relay,it sits in front of the battery. jump the relay terminal with a 10 awg. if the engine turns over you have a bad relay.