Outlets in the house have reversed polarity. - Cars & Trucks

Take it to an auto electrician. My guess is the ECU is ruined. You need proper diagnostics by someone with experience of vehicles affected by reversed polarity. The alternator also needs testing.

This post shows lots of things affected.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1121860-reversed-polarity-on-battery-installation.html

More info here

https://www.google.com/search?q=1987+ford+5.8+litre+e350+battery+polarity+reversed

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Check the polarity on your wall plug..house side... if it is run backwards it'll kill off electronic devices... if you look at where the unit plugs into the wall there are two slots for the blades to push in... so in a reverse polarity the electrician has done screwed up and gave the hot power to the wrong side... to find out if this is the case go to a hardware store.. grab a polarity power tester which shouldn't cost more then 10$. It will look like a large plastic plug with three lights on its face... depending how they llight up when plugged in will be your answer.. don't worry the code for each sequence is right on the plug... if that is the problem then check and mark any bad outlets in the house and call in an electrician

you may have blown all of the modules on the vehicle whats does it do now? most vehicle electronics have reverse polarity protection but without the answer that whats its doing now i cant help the alternator will be the 1st thing to be blown

Most appliance the polarity does not matter. 120v AC, AC stands for alternating current. The black wire in the wall is hot and gets wired to the gold terminal on an outlet. The white is common and gets wired to the silver terminal and the unshielded wire or green wire is the ground and is attached to the green screw. These basic principals also apply to appliances. To check the outlet there is a test light that will tell you if the wiring is correct. To check appliances, you should visually check the connections.

no, if it was it would blow a fuse when phone is plugged up. maybe a bad charger . can you try it in differe..nt vechile to see if it does same thing

Thermostat is under the air cleaner outlet. also see my tips at http://www.fixya.com/cars/r5929960-s_thermostat for more ideas on possible causes of overheating.

2.5L & 3.0L Engines

1. Before servicing the vehicle, refer to the Precautions Section.
2. Drain the cooling system.
3. Remove or disconnect the following:
   
   Negative battery cable Fuse 38 from the engine compartment fuse box Air cleaner outlet pipe Thermostat housing and thermostat
   
4. To install, reverse removal procedure. Tighten thermostat housing bolts to 13 ft. lbs. (18 Nm).

4.0L & 4.2L Engines

1. Before servicing the vehicle, refer to the Precautions Section.
2. Drain the cooling system.
3. Remove or disconnect the following:
   
   Negative battery cable Air cleaner outlet pipe Engine cover retaining bracket Thermostat housing front cover assembly Thermostat
   
4. To install, reverse removal procedure.

remove air cleaner intake duct, partially drain cooling system, remove radiator inlet hose from water outlet hosuing which is down on side of engine in between cylinder heads and above trans, remove exhaust crossover pipe,remove water outlet housing bolts, remove water outlet housing and gasket, remove thermostat clkeaning mating surfaces and reverse install procedure.

3.6L Engine

1. Remove the heater hoses.
   
2. Remove the throttle body.
   
3. Remove the radiator water pipe outlet.
   
4. Remove the thermostat and housing.
   
   NOTE The thermostat and housing are replaced as a complete unit.
   
   
5. To install, reverse the removal procedure. Tighten the housing bolts to 15 ft. lbs. (20 Nm).
   

3.8L Engine

1. Remove the fuel injector sight shield.
   
2. Partially drain the cooling system.
   
3. Remove the radiator inlet hose from the water outlet housing.
   
4. Reposition the wiring harness from the water outlet housing stud.
   
5. Remove the water outlet housing bolt and the stud.
   
6. Remove the water outlet housing and the gasket.
   
7. Remove the thermostat.
   
8. Clean and Inspect the water outlet housing gasket mating surfaces.
   

To install:

1. Install the thermostat.
   
2. Install the gasket and the water outlet housing.
   
3. Install the water outlet housing bolt and the stud to the water outlet housing and tighten to 20 ft. lbs. (27 Nm).
   
4. Install the wiring harness to the water outlet housing stud.
   
5. Install the radiator inlet hose to the water outlet housing.
   
6. Fill the cooling system.
   
7. Install the fuel injector sight shield.
   

if you are lucky, only the fusible link(in the fusebox in the engine bay) is blown. if you are not lucky, a whole lot of modules are blown, and this is really expensive.

Be sure what you are plugging into the outlet has the same polarity as the outlet itself. Some of todays accessories being foreign made have a reverse polarity versus american made cars.