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Your starter keeps shorting out when you try to start your 1999 ford windstar?
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∙ 14y ago
I would remove the starter and take it to a local auto parts store that offers free testing.
Sure sounds like there is a dead-short inside.
See "Related Questions" below for more about removing/installing a Windstar starter
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Your starter keeps shorting out no wires are touching and kills the battery when trying to start What could be the reason for the starter shorting or grounding out?
If you have just replaced this starter then you probably have it hooked up incorrectly. If it is still the same old starter, then it has shorted out inside and needs to be replaced.
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