Is there an easy way to detect an electrical issue or short?

Asked by kristen04 Jan 25, 2015 at 09:19 PM

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Hi. I have a Ford Econoline 150 Mark3 Series van. Recently we are having problems
with gettting it started. We have replaced the battery, the altenator, and the solenoid,
and had the starter tested, but we still cannot get it to run. When my husband replaced
the solenoid, and reconnected the battery terminal, the van tried to start by itself with
no keys in the ignition! and now all it still does is click and nothing happens. Does
anyone have an idea of what may be wrong here? is it a possible short somewhere and
if so, any ideas on where to start looking. Thanks for any help.

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Larry answered 9 years ago

I hope you had all these items tested before you just replace them. I know a lot of peple who just think this or that is wrong and go buy new one and then the problem is still there.

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