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2001 Windstar Why make simple hard.


oldgearhead
06-12-2014, 12:57 PM
Well I'm a just a retired electrical controls engineer with many hours of design and repair of relay, PLC, PC, and server controlled systems. However, I must laugh at the this stupid Ford 2001 Wiring diagram booklet that I paid $15.00 for.
Oh it shows the relay I'm interested in (PCM Power Relay) on pages 13-1,13-11, and etc. and the relay box lid lists the relays by number, not name, and the booklet shows only names???????????????????????

Must I remove all the relays and trace them with an ohmmeter by the corresponding fuses. The fuses are located by number in both documents.
Or has Ford hidden the cross-reference?

Relays listed in manual : PCM, Horn, Fuel Pump, A/c Clutch, Start, HiSpeed Fan, low Speed Fan, Acc Delay, Rear Defrost, Switched System Power#3,#4, etc. etc.

Relays shown on relay box lid: 201, 202,203,204,205, 206, 207, 208, 209,
301, 302, 303, and 304. How do I match them????

tomj76
06-12-2014, 01:07 PM
I believe my book ('96 Windstar) has a section in the back with drawings that show the locations of the components.

oldgearhead
06-12-2014, 01:25 PM
Okay I found the numbers ARE listed on page 193 (I think) of the owner's
manual. So all I had to do was write the numbers into the boxes on page 11-2
of the 2001 Ford Windstar Wiring Diagrams, then double-check my work against the diagram on the 'Battery Junction Box'..

12Ounce
06-12-2014, 01:50 PM
Yes, I also found the glove-box manual to be a good complement to the diagram book. In fact, I copied the pages from the glove BM, and added them to the diagram book for ease of use.

12Ounce
06-12-2014, 01:58 PM
... of course you will run across many wrong and missing items. For instance, my diagram book has no motor for the LH power window. I drew one in on page 100-1. Also, on some relays the coil is powered in the reverse polarity of what is shown in diagram ... can be confusing at times.

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