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Ford Windstar Electrical Problems!!!?

My demon possessed Windstar died on the road. The battery was boiled dry. The battery was less than a week old, the alternator checked OK when it was put in. Everything shut down, no electricity! New battery does nothing. Most busses are dead, only one hot always buss is hot. Any ideas? Where can I find detailed schematics? Are there fuse links between alt and fuse boxes?

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  • sh752
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago
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    In my 40 years as a mechanic, I have never encountered a possessed vehicle, even though it my seem so. I suggest having a shop check it out for an overcharging condition. A battery boiled dry is the result of overcharging. The alternator may be fine, or there may be a problem with the voltage regulator. The condition can be caused by a poor engine-to-body ground connection. This is true for any vehicle, not just yours. Check the under hood fuse box for blown fuses and replace them. I don't recall any fuse links on that vehicle. You may also find that you have lights that are burned out due to the excessive voltage too. As far as a schematic you will have to subscribe to something like Alldata, or purchase the item from Ford.

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  • 4 years ago

    a standard thank you to envision for a parasitic load on your battery is first make confident ign is off, all doorways close ect. with the hood open and the hood lamp disabled ( pull bulb)disconnectt the destructive batt. terminal set up a attempt mild between the destructive submit of the battery to the destructive cable of the vehicle. the attempt mild should not be lit up or glow verydimlyy, enable the mild glow astounding for a jiffy beforecondemningg the vehicle, a controller might might desire to " bypass to sleep" till now the mild will bypass out ( or dim) . If after 5 min. the mild remains astounding astounding you could initiate pulling fuses outuntill the mild is going out to music what gadget may be drawing capability.as quickly as you hit upon that magic fuse examine your vendors handbook to be certain what it components pwr to. ie: if the fuse that kills the attempt mild is going to indoors lighting fixtures initiate watching all your dome lighting fixtures,don'tt forget glove field lighting fixtures and cubbys. " might desire to a kill change artwork " definite, as long as that isn't any longer the battery at fault. word: in case you are going to be able to desire to bypass anyemissionn checks make confident no longer todisconnectt the battery an afternoon or 2 till now hand, this might reason themes with the attempt. desire i helped some.

  • 1 decade ago

    Dont waste your time, get a priest to do a exorcism on it.

  • 1 decade ago

    the price of scrap is up!!! or put it on graigslist or ebay

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