is this a windstar minivan? in colder climates many cars have a block heater to make them easier to start in winter , if it is a male electrical plug in or near the engine compartment that's probably what it's for
Replace freeze plug in a 1998 ford windstar ?
Sure can - absolutely yes.See "Related Questions" below for more about these fundamentals of getting the electrical voltage down to the plug to fire off the air/fuel mix.
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There are a few reasons why a 1997 Ford Windstar may not start. It could be the alternator, battery, bad plug, or even the starter.
"Hot plug" could be an energized plug, or plug-end with short to outside (where you would grip), or plug on device that has no 'on/off' switch.
Do not remove any electrical plug by grabbing the wire. This weakens the connection at the plug. ALWAYS grab the plug itself when removing it.
An electrical plug contains both conducting and insulating elements.
most likely the switch is bad, or the wire plug has a bad connection
If you're referring to a plug like on the end of a cord for an electrical device, this would be Recepticle. Otherwise it is just UNPLUG
A fuse doesn't 'power' an electrical plug. A fuse protects the load supplied by that plug.
Since there's 1 spark plug per cylinder, that would be a total of 6 on a Windstar - no 4 or 8 cylinder engines were ever offered.See "Related Questions" below for more
I recently replaced the battery in our 1998 Windstar and did not keep the electrical system connected during the changeover. No issues afterwards.