1999 Ford Windstar with Serious Electrical Problems
1999 Ford Windstar, gauges on work when is key is turned on, one vehicle is cranked, all gauges either top out out, or bottom out. All warning light seems to work, low fuel, seat belt etc.... Blinkers, do not work, headlights and a/c work only if turned on before cranking. Will usually start working after driving for over 30 minutes. When they are working, if you slide the rear air temperature over to warn, everything stops working again.
If the battery is disconnected for a while then reconnected, it may work fine oro a day or two. The battery cable, which is one piece for both terminals has been replaced. Problem started right after I had a plug wire drop down and melt of the exhaust manifold on the rear side. Caused misfire for about a week before I discovered problem and engine light was blinking indicating such.If the battery is disconnected for a while then reconnected, it may work fine oro a day or two. The battery cable, which is one piece for both terminals has been replaced. Problem started right after I had a plug wire drop down and melt of the exhaust manifold on the rear side. Caused misfire for about a week before I discovered problem and engine light was blinking indicating such.
But why does everything work while the key is on, but goes out when you crank it?But why does everything work while the key is on, but goes out when you crank it?
But why does everything work while the key is on, but goes out when you crank it?But why does everything work while the key is on, but goes out when you crank it?
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Are there any warning lights on the dashboard? The next obvious thing to check is the battery. A starter needs a lot of voltage to turn it. Vehicle batteries are considered 'Old' when they are more than 5 years old. If you know how to use a voltmeter or a multimeter you can test the battery.
With the ignition key Out the battery voltage should be somewhere between 13.6 and 14.2 volts. Get a helper to crank the engine and watch the voltage reading. If it drops below 10 volts the battery could be faulty.
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Learn more about Ford Windstar at the Edmunds.com Car Forums! ... Occasionally, when it won't start, I have to press the fuel pump button .... the battery looked prettynew. so we purchased a new battery and it ran nice and .... the van still wont start. ijust paid 578.00 for the computer chip from the dealer, ...
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The up side is that you will have a spare door key for your windstar.....just won't startthe engine. The other thing that could impact the starter and the fuel pump ...
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2001 Ford Windstar won't start, the theft light flashes rapidly in the off ... NGS will power up but will not ...
Crankshaft position sensor is mounted on the engine front cover next to the crankshaft trigger wheel, below electronic ignition coil pack on transmission housing .
The first and most common is to check the fuelpump, if you have a preasure gauge check the preasure while cranking the engine, you can also turn key on and listen for humming noise from tank to see if pump is working. ive found that if one person trys starting the van while at the same time you beat on botoom of the center of the gas tank this shakes the fuel pump and van starts this means the pump is bad, give it a try. must beat while someone is cranking. NOTE; use rubber hammer.
There are two different engines Ford installed in the Windstar. The following information is assuming your vehicle has the 3.8 liter v-6...850 cold cranking amps, 750 cold cranking amps, 650 cold cranking amps, or 720 cold cranking amps. It is highly probable that your vehicle has the 3.8 liter, as 94% of Windstars had that engine installed. Hope this helps you out.
For some reason you lost power. Start at the battery, checking connections, check connections on the engine block(grounds), connections at the starter. What is the repair history on the van? Is this problem intermittent? A faulty ignition switch could cause your problem.
ignition switch, hard to replace yourself. it is okay to use for a while though. ive had my ford doing that for three yrs now with no ignition problems.(yet)
If the battery is disconnected for a while then reconnected, it may work fine oro a day or two. The battery cable, which is one piece for both terminals has been replaced. Problem started right after I had a plug wire drop down and melt of the exhaust manifold on the rear side. Caused misfire for about a week before I discovered problem and engine light was blinking indicating such.
But why does everything work while the key is on, but goes out when you crank it?
But why does everything work while the key is on, but goes out when you crank it?
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