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Old 12-30-2007, 09:15 AM
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Re: my 1999 windstar se will not start

A real quick check, once you make sure that the battery terminal connections are clean and tight, is to try to "jump start" the vehicle with another vehicle.

If the battery is just slightly weak, it might have plenty of power to turn the engine over, but the voltage could be slightly low, causing the relays to not activate.

The relays need a minimum voltage to pull in, and the fuel pump needs the relays to run.
So your engine may crank fine, give you spark, but no fuel.

If this does not work, then you are on to checking into relays, and power to the fuel pump.
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