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Need help with this windstar please! - 5/29/2008 5:53:41 PM

deziking

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well I had to push this 98 windstar into the bay, so I tryed to crank but no crank so I put a battery charger on and started to crank a little bit then would just stop. Before I had the car pushed in service writer said it needs an starter. So I poped in the new starter silly me of not even thinking of testing the old starter but I did later on in the day. And guess what the old starter was working just fine. Then I realized it wasn't the starter. But wait lets go back. So after installing new starter in I connected the battery cable on and it started cranking and clinking it was trying to turn the engine over with the key in start position. So I was like wtf? let me make sure i got the connections right and I did. So by the end of day it got me thinking it has to be a relay or a ignition switch. Guys i'm not really deep into diagnosis yet this is my 1 year in automotive. So any ford techs came across this problem? it be very helpful for me to go in and tomm and fix it right. Thanx!

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RE: Need help with this windstar please! - 5/29/2008 6:49:06 PM

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anyone|?

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RE: Need help with this windstar please! - 5/29/2008 10:19:23 PM

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Sounds like the starter relay is hung up.

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RE: Need help with this windstar please! - 5/30/2008 4:02:03 PM

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well went in today and since the old starter was working fine I slapped that hoe in and charged up the battery and worked fine.

****in who ever did the first diagnosing saying starter was bad fu U MAN!!! the battery was ****in dead. and oh ya today was last day at work to. So relieved

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