Hey, I’m currently having the same problem with my van not starting. I want to try and change the cable myself but I am very new to the game. Could I get a quick list of the supplies I’ll need? I have no idea what kinds of wires and terminals work for this. I plan to head to auto zone soon to try and get what I need.
Now here's all the basic tools that you need and you can shop around to try to find other things that are like these but the ground cable is what you need and you need a 10 mm self tapping sheet metal screw and you need some type of drill impact driver and you need a socket to drive the sheet metal screw through the frame and through the body when you attach the ground cable
Thank you so much for this video. I was stranded on I-95 with my pregnant wife, kids, and one year old baby in 95 degree weather. Nobody was able to help us but you did. Thanks to this video we were able to get back on the road and out of the heat. We appreciate you!!!!
God bless you brother! I spent a week going through ignition, fuel relays, pumps, filter, modules, and nowhere did anyone mention a ground wire anywhere. Right when I was about to take the van to a mechanic, there was your video. What a metaphor for life! Nothing else works until you're grounded...
@@FordBossMe Great video IT maybe just what I need Ford Windstar 3.8 V6 03 Poland bro.I have get rid off that green thing two weeks ago working on flexi pipe changing. Now looking for solutions what maybe the issue knowing I have mostly sort out all other obstructions. Thank you
all I can say is I love you lol.. I broke down today and googled and was skeptical. that was exactly what happened to me. saved me a lot of troubleshooting. Thank you
Hey Ford Boss , Thank you so much for your ground strap tip. You saved me so much time ,money and aggravation. I am eternally grateful. God bless you and your family.
Funny your talking about a ground. Another tech had a 2017 Durango today. Dash was flickering and showing alternator voltage dropping to 10 volts. He automatically tried to sell an alternator. I said hold up man let's check this. No need to throw a part on because the dash says that. The dash is electrical. They can go haywire. So break out the multimeter. Alternator was putting out 14.4 volts. Start checking wires. Ground strap right front fender under the TIPM (totally integrated control module) eyelet was broken and would touch and break connection. Cut vehicle off. Crimp on a new eyelet. Secure to fender where it was originally located. Dash works fine. Alternator works fine. Battery is at full capacity. Have a nice day mam. No charge. That tech thanked me cause he wouldn't have thought to look there. Almost sold an alternator that was not needed. The customer was happy. She praised that other tech and I gave him the credit. Why? Because I taught him something. He listened and learned. Now he knows to check grounds
I noticed my ground strap was bad when I bought my van, but I didn't realize that it would lead to the van not starting. When I saw your video, I had a Eureka! type moment. I really appreciate your help, as I was about to buy a fuel pressure gauge.
Def not from down in iowa/Missouri then. My grandpa bought a brand new 1991 f150 back in 92, and it only has 4300 miles on it yet since he drove it in the winter around his property here where they salt the roads, the frame is to the point you can stick a screwdriver through it and it’s flexing in the middle
@@UglyTv22 I almost think driving infrequently is worse cause the salt never gets washed off and it eats it worse when it gets warm out. They use calcium chloride some places for deicing and keeping dust down on dirt roads. That shit is horrible
This video is just simple and so important. I wished I watched it before I went to change the pump and even the canister cause anyways I knew that the canister was faulty on my E350 Ford super duty 2011, because every time I went to the gas station and start to fill up the nozzle would stop every 5 to 10 secs. So I changed the fuel pump and the canister and the car will crank but wouldn't start, after different test to see what the problem was, I went back to look into more videos and I found this one to be the one. I remember I checked that cable and it look good but I didn't actually touched it, I was just a visual inspection, this time I pulled it and it came off really easy, that explained why I was still having some voltage going into the pump but it was barely 8 volts. After I installed a new cable the car started. THANK YOU for the time you spent into this video, I'm not a mechanic whatsoever but people like you can teach so many wonderful things, I send you a big hug and hope you keep sharing all this amazing knowledge, cause it's the equivalent of sharing love. And for those that read this message I want you know that all you have to do it's to believe that there's always a solution for everything, Whish you all the best. GOD BLESS.
Thank you for your knowledge I was able to fully fix my van after installing new pump and module still had issues until I saw your video. True mechanic thanks my friend
The Econoline and the F-150s and the expedition's.... just terrible with grounds He'll even today most of the problems I find on the F-150 are because of grounds when it comes to electrical issues
Just put new carpet in my 01 Excursion today. I happened to check one of those braided grounds while I was lining up bolt holes from underneath. Love living in the south. Surface rust only on the frame. Braided ground totally okay, even after 20 years.
Keep the excellent uploads coming, you do nice work and help teach us so so Mechanics what to look for may a certain situation arise. F.B.M. You’re on your A game with your info and frequent uploads, I guarantee this channel isn’t gonna go anywhere but up👍🏼💯
Great vid as always! I’ll be checking mine as well. Man , the wood around the cluster looks so good! So I just checked mine. Thanks to you I knew EXACTLY were to look! It looks like mine was changed out awhile back and the repair is similar to yours! Learn me RICH, LEARN ME! Yea man!!!!!!!!
Thank you posting this video. We were driving down the highway in our motorhome and it just died. We tried everthing for 1.5 hours until I can across your video. Ours wasn't broken. We just giggled it and it fired right up! We were still 6 hours from our destination. Thanks!!
No frickin way ! I just bought a Econoline conversion van for $500 as an investment to fix up . The outside is mint . The underside looks like the one you worked on . Actually came from Illinois ! Hard to start and keep running . Keeps blowing the check engine light fuse . Not sure if it's related but that's going to be the first thing I check ! Great video as usual . Thank you !
@@sparkythedetroitdoggo8281 I would check both & do a visual inspection of all wires & connections under the frame..Fords are all about good grounds & connections..👍
Oh my God! Thank you my brother. I was about to call a tow truck when your video popped up. You are an angel send from heaven! I did exactly what you said and boom! God bless you 🙏 You are a genius 👏
One of best vans made! I still have some customers with over 500k still running! A good ol Ford never dies! Amazing how some keeps on ticking! Maintenance goes a long way!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!! I just fixed my van outside in the driveway and avoided a expensive trip to the mechanic to replace all these un-necessary parts You the man!!
I want to thank you for sharing this. I went out and pulled on the original ground and sure enough it broke. Made my own and it fired right up. God bless you brother.
An excellent video, and for me a reminder. Years ago, after long blocking an E-Series, I ran into this very issue when attempting to start the engine and noticed very quickly the fuel pump not working. It was actually by accident that I discovered I had forgotten to reconnect that ground, when I saw it arcing on the frame as I touched it, and heard the fuel pump cycle at the same time. BTW, that is some nasty frame and body rot happening there, on that otherwise low mileage at least fourteen model year old van.
I was going to say the same thing about how badly that underbody looks with rust peeling off everywhere. The outside looks perfect which leads me to believe that during winter they keep it washed all the time, but that underbody sits with salt on it and rusts year-round. Salt will eat off electrical connections like nothing. A few years back my Grand Marquis which is used as my winter car would not even crank the starter. Turns out that the connector on the wire to the starter was completely corroded off. Even though I oil spray the car every spring, obviously the slush washed the oil off that connector because the starter sits down lower on the engine. I am now using a heavier grade of oil for the underbody to try and prevent wash off like that.
@@c.d.7742 You say you use oil... What kind do you use or can you give a brand name soni can get because I live in NJ and my work van is starting to get eaten by rust.
@@hajileserpud9539 Here in Canada I prefer Krown oil spray for the interior body panels since it has excellent creeping action. My Mustang, which has not been oil sprayed for over four years, still has oil creeping out from around the door locks. I do not drive it in winter, so only oil spray it every few years. I started using Rust Check brand oil spray for the underbody a few years ago that is thicker and stickier so it does not wash off. If your work van is already being eaten by rust, oil spray may stop it at the point it is in, but the oil spray works great when you put it on a nice new vehicle with no rust at the very start. And if it is going to be winter driven, then I suggest each spring that you use an underbody cleaner with a pressure washer cranked up to the top psi in order to flush of all the crud and built up salt from underneath. Then have it oil sprayed right after it is dry from washing.
Thanks so much after fixing 2 corroded wires and a corroded and cracked module. The van I was working on came back 2 weeks later with the same issue. Spent at least 5 hrs rechecking everything never even saw that ground being related to the circuit. You saved my ass thanks
I appreciate your time very much sir , I believe you just solved my problem. We have one at work. It would turn over but no start a couple times it started one time it was running and then cut off we had a mechanic come look at it he couldn't fix it. I'm dying laughing over here if that's all that's wrong with it. My boss wants to get rid of it I can get it dirt cheap and financed. Thank you again sir I will let you know if that was the fix ✌️😎
Most (good) electrical engineers will let the relays have hot +12 on the coil, and let the switch ground the system. It's less power lines running to dash switches. Less chance of a short if a ground line gets shorted to ground. Only power necessary would be for the volt meter and dash illumination. Everything in a clean design would be can-bus data and grounded signals to the relay or device. Ford PCM is a ground control unit, the injectors, coils, etc all have 12+ volts waiting for the PCM to send the ground signal to open or fire.
Well sir, you just saved me a lot of money. Was stranded at Cabela’s, watched your video, had my wife pack a bag of tools, wire and, some self tappers and now I’m heading home! Thank you for posting this!
Thanks for sharing this saved us a lot of headache....Usually fuel pump module in back fails also but that wasn't are case and really didn't want drop tank.
Just wanted to comment this was a confirmed fix for me, 2014 e350 crank no start. No fuel pressure very failt pump noise until I went to this ground strap. Replaced and back to 100% thank you sir!
The old air cooled VW had problems with the fuel injection system when the grounds were bad. A lot of the grounds cane together by the battery box and often suffered corrosion issues. Clean the body and wires where they came together and that often solved the problem. Similarly, if a clutch job or the transaxle came down, they forgot to re-connect or replace the ground to transaxle cable. They would burn up the contact points for the FI in the distributor. Fixing these item(s) often repaired many running issues with the vehicle.
I just fixed my 2011 E350XLT using this method.....I could just hear the mechanic telling me I need a new fuel pump, injectors and an expensive goat....great video...Thanks!
Thanks for the great video.....had just cleaned up some of my grounds on E-350 RV with 460 engine. Think I will replace the old copper straps with some like you made here. Also ordered a crimper/stripper tool like you had. Thanks again!
Wow! This is something that many won't even check out. Had a 2000 Honda Accord that had interminted starting issues. Previous owner had a subwoofer grounded to the ground wires on the fuel pump. Just left it sort of hooked up. Removed what was left of subwoofer ground, cleaned everything up and tighted up the fuel pump grounds. A few years later all is still good. This was a accidental find by the way. Enjoy your videos!
I've had those braided ground straps break on just about every vehicle I've owned, no matter what manufacturers they were made by! Terrible design flaw.
I had this same issue on my 03 F250. I was having an issue with my power windows and radio wouldn't work until I bounced down the road a bit. I noticed the ground rotting away when doing an oil change, I like to look the bottom of my vehicles over while laying under them. I put a new ground wire on and problem solved.
Just having an intermittent crank / no start on our E450 RV after it being stood over lockdown. I changed the fuel pump relay a few days ago and it seems to be ok but will definitely be checking this ground strap now.
great vid. this might be my friends problem on his hvac van. one thing i would recomend is to drill and tap my threads for a bolt or machine screw and not use a self tapper.
James you came here and you possibly have solved your problem which this is the number one problem for a crank no start on an Econoline I don't mind suggestions James but you're telling me what you would do if you were me but you're coming to me for help? Come on man what I did here is perfectly fine and it works perfectly fine
Thats a great tip. Its so fun when you are familiar with a problem and can fix it in minutes not hours! Will add that one to the memory bank, thank you. That truck is pretty crusty under there, looks like us in the great white north are not the only ones with rust!
Had this exact problem on my 2005 e450 chassis rv a couple of years ago. Being an automobile tech and later service advisor i looked for the cause myself. Many weekend hours but i finally found poor ground from the electric fuel pump module to the frame. The module grounds through a steel bracket mounted on frame. Well it used to but there is now a good solid ground wire as well..had a couple cold ones after start up. Many hours but cost zero
I love the addition of the washers, super smart!! How many times have we all used screws to mount those connections to something with the impact without a washer and it just twists the cable around and weakens the crimped connection or pulls it out if you don't quite hold it right.
You are absolutely right I had a mechanic look at this thing he says it was a fuel pump I put a brand new fuel pump in it and he couldn't fix it it's a damn ground wire 20 cents $300 fuel pump. You're awesome
Now my problem is my van runs great when you first started up drive it down the road a little bit it warms up and it starts missing a little bit what do you think
@@codyphillips48 it does indeed. Cause we are like oh I've seen this before I've done dozens of fuel pumps. Then karma is like not this time homie just a ground
I'm currently out of town. I have an RV, built on an E-Super Duty frame, that I'm working on, at home. It's experiencing the same symptoms. Prior to viewing this video, my immediate plans were to change the fuel filter and pump. Now I can't wait to get home and check for a bad ground strap.
Dude thanks! My work van was down and it just sputtered out and stopped working, it also would only sit in idle rough with starter spray to get it going. As soon as you gave it gas it died. Literally it was because of that ground. Weird how funny electronics act without a good ground
I have an 89 E150, all relays check good. Added ground to body at battery. 12v out of inertia switch. 0.14v at high pressure pump on frame. Just lost.. I'm going to try adding a ground as you did see if it works.
Noticed the other day the ground from my transmission to the frame rail has like 3 threads of wire left. Gonna have to do this little trick tomorrow when I’m changing my rear diff out
While researching my engine flooding problem on my 1996 E150 I came across a video [ 94 Ford f150 fuel problems] That mentions Fords F150's around the same year to have the same problem with the grounds. the poor grounds supposedl;y gives a false reading to the computer which somwhow contributes to the flooding. Thanks for your time and effort, it's certainly worth checking into.
sweet. gotta love those self tappers. thinking though. the engineer for the ground strap was probably born and raised in arizona. not a rust belt state.
I saw a video that said, you have to make sure your ground from frame to body like you did, then frame to motor then body to block. In my 93 E150 i changed out all theRelays cause never done it, put ground from block were egr valve mounts to it and fram under hood were it atraches to left whedl well. Checked it with meter & have Gd connectivity but still DON'T start jyyst cranks. Will try the one in your video to see.
You are a braver man than I running a cheek poker without safety glasses. I've had to pull more than a few of those wire strands out of my face. Those things are nastier than a disgruntled porcupine having a bad day!
Like you said, I already went through the crank no start, towed home, fuel pump changed, still crank no start until I found your video. $8.00 fix, come on man! Thank you, thank you!
Hey, I’m currently having the same problem with my van not starting. I want to try and change the cable myself but I am very new to the game. Could I get a quick list of the supplies I’ll need? I have no idea what kinds of wires and terminals work for this. I plan to head to auto zone soon to try and get what I need.
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Now here's all the basic tools that you need and you can shop around to try to find other things that are like these but the ground cable is what you need and you need a 10 mm self tapping sheet metal screw and you need some type of drill impact driver and you need a socket to drive the sheet metal screw through the frame and through the body when you attach the ground cable
Thank you so much for this video. I was stranded on I-95 with my pregnant wife, kids, and one year old baby in 95 degree weather. Nobody was able to help us but you did. Thanks to this video we were able to get back on the road and out of the heat. We appreciate you!!!!
You are so welcome! GOD BLESS
God bless you brother! I spent a week going through ignition, fuel relays, pumps, filter, modules, and nowhere did anyone mention a ground wire anywhere. Right when I was about to take the van to a mechanic, there was your video. What a metaphor for life! Nothing else works until you're grounded...
Absolutely I'm glad that I could be of help
@@FordBossMe Great video IT maybe just what I need Ford Windstar 3.8 V6 03 Poland bro.I have get rid off that green thing two weeks ago working on flexi pipe changing. Now looking for solutions what maybe the issue knowing I have mostly sort out all other obstructions.
Thank you
odometer: 28k miles
frame: titanic
It's awesome to see a mechanic be a mechanic not just just just a parts changer
Time and experience friend
I am glad you are showing people you dont need a hoist an a big garage to do repairs! Nice job!
all I can say is I love you lol.. I broke down today and googled and was skeptical. that was exactly what happened to me. saved me a lot of troubleshooting. Thank you
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Hey Ford Boss , Thank you so much for your ground strap tip. You saved me so much time ,money and aggravation. I am eternally grateful. God bless you and your family.
You the first one I've seen that showed this I pray this is the issue thank you for your knowledge
You are very welcome
Funny your talking about a ground. Another tech had a 2017 Durango today. Dash was flickering and showing alternator voltage dropping to 10 volts. He automatically tried to sell an alternator. I said hold up man let's check this. No need to throw a part on because the dash says that. The dash is electrical. They can go haywire. So break out the multimeter. Alternator was putting out 14.4 volts. Start checking wires. Ground strap right front fender under the TIPM (totally integrated control module) eyelet was broken and would touch and break connection. Cut vehicle off. Crimp on a new eyelet. Secure to fender where it was originally located. Dash works fine. Alternator works fine. Battery is at full capacity. Have a nice day mam. No charge. That tech thanked me cause he wouldn't have thought to look there. Almost sold an alternator that was not needed. The customer was happy. She praised that other tech and I gave him the credit. Why? Because I taught him something. He listened and learned. Now he knows to check grounds
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I noticed my ground strap was bad when I bought my van, but I didn't realize that it would lead to the van not starting. When I saw your video, I had a Eureka! type moment. I really appreciate your help, as I was about to buy a fuel pressure gauge.
I love quick, back yard repairs like this. Not some fancy repair... well done sir..... well done...
Tyvm
Man I live in Mississippi and I swear I've never seen a frame rusted like that! Wow ! 😲
Thanks for all the lessons brother 😎👍👍🤙
Yeah especially with such low miles
In northern mn this is every single one, and half the time there's holes rotted right through
Def not from down in iowa/Missouri then. My grandpa bought a brand new 1991 f150 back in 92, and it only has 4300 miles on it yet since he drove it in the winter around his property here where they salt the roads, the frame is to the point you can stick a screwdriver through it and it’s flexing in the middle
@@UglyTv22 I almost think driving infrequently is worse cause the salt never gets washed off and it eats it worse when it gets warm out. They use calcium chloride some places for deicing and keeping dust down on dirt roads. That shit is horrible
Yeah.. thats junk.. im in Virginia and we get it all. But thats bad.
This video is just simple and so important. I wished I watched it before I went to change the pump and even the canister cause anyways I knew that the canister was faulty on my E350 Ford super duty 2011, because every time I went to the gas station and start to fill up the nozzle would stop every 5 to 10 secs. So I changed the fuel pump and the canister and the car will crank but wouldn't start, after different test to see what the problem was, I went back to look into more videos and I found this one to be the one. I remember I checked that cable and it look good but I didn't actually touched it, I was just a visual inspection, this time I pulled it and it came off really easy, that explained why I was still having some voltage going into the pump but it was barely 8 volts. After I installed a new cable the car started. THANK YOU for the time you spent into this video, I'm not a mechanic whatsoever but people like you can teach so many wonderful things, I send you a big hug and hope you keep sharing all this amazing knowledge, cause it's the equivalent of sharing love. And for those that read this message I want you know that all you have to do it's to believe that there's always a solution for everything, Whish you all the best. GOD BLESS.
Thank you for your knowledge I was able to fully fix my van after installing new pump and module still had issues until I saw your video. True mechanic thanks my friend
Just like my 01 Excursion I posted about in one of your earlier videos! I learned my lesson and it was from watching you do your thing. Great job.
The Econoline and the F-150s and the expedition's.... just terrible with grounds
He'll even today most of the problems I find on the F-150 are because of grounds when it comes to electrical issues
Just put new carpet in my 01 Excursion today. I happened to check one of those braided grounds while I was lining up bolt holes from underneath. Love living in the south. Surface rust only on the frame. Braided ground totally okay, even after 20 years.
Keep the excellent uploads coming, you do nice work and help teach us so so Mechanics what to look for may a certain situation arise.
F.B.M. You’re on your A game with your info and frequent uploads, I guarantee this channel isn’t gonna go anywhere but up👍🏼💯
Thank You For the encouragement
Great vid as always! I’ll be checking mine as well. Man , the wood around the cluster looks so good! So I just checked mine. Thanks to you I knew EXACTLY were to look! It looks like mine was changed out awhile back and the repair is similar to yours! Learn me RICH, LEARN ME! Yea man!!!!!!!!
Thanks Brother
Wow, I'm so glad you added that 2nd ground wire. I was watching and thinking, I hope that wire can handle the load...
These are pretty thick wires they are not your standard thin wires they just look small on camera
Thank you posting this video. We were driving down the highway in our motorhome and it just died. We tried everthing for 1.5 hours until I can across your video. Ours wasn't broken. We just giggled it and it fired right up! We were still 6 hours from our destination. Thanks!!
Thank you! Got stuck on a job with a van full of tools and your video really helped me figure out and fix the problem quickly.
No frickin way ! I just bought a Econoline conversion van for $500 as an investment to fix up . The outside is mint . The underside looks like the one you worked on . Actually came from Illinois ! Hard to start and keep running . Keeps blowing the check engine light fuse . Not sure if it's related but that's going to be the first thing I check ! Great video as usual . Thank you !
Sparky..I'm a Auto Tech.here in Arizona & I've come across this very same issue..I hope Ford Guy has helped you out👍
@@stevedeleon8775 the ground issue in the video or the check engine light fuse issue ?
@@sparkythedetroitdoggo8281 I would check both & do a visual inspection of all wires & connections under the frame..Fords are all about good grounds & connections..👍
@@stevedeleon8775 thanks for the help . Greatly appreciated ! 😀
@@sparkythedetroitdoggo8281 👍anytime Sparky..
Man this dude here. Ain't that something. I would've ever thought it would be a ground strap to stop the vehicle from starting
I learned a ton of new stuff watching this video. Ford Econolines are all over the place, so this was very helpful.
Oh my God!
Thank you my brother.
I was about to call a tow truck when your video popped up.
You are an angel send from heaven!
I did exactly what you said and boom!
God bless you 🙏
You are a genius 👏
I'm glad it helped
I once had my gas gage malfunction due to this on another van. You just saved my a lot of money on my current one, rotted right off! THANKS!!!
One of best vans made! I still have some customers with over 500k still running! A good ol Ford never dies! Amazing how some keeps on ticking! Maintenance goes a long way!
I learn more from you at no charge those little things add up around the house even. So proud of you!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
I just fixed my van outside in the driveway and avoided a expensive trip to the mechanic to replace all these un-necessary parts
You the man!!
I'm glad this helped
Thanks Ford Boss! I just found your Chanel 10-5-2022 . i will be following and checking out all your videos.Thanks again and god bless.
Real Mechanic! Nice to know real mechanics still exist. Respect
Tyvm
I want to thank you for sharing this. I went out and pulled on the original ground and sure enough it broke. Made my own and it fired right up. God bless you brother.
Glad it helped! I appreciate the feedback
An excellent video, and for me a reminder. Years ago, after long blocking an E-Series, I ran into this very issue when attempting to start the engine and noticed very quickly the fuel pump not working. It was actually by accident that I discovered I had forgotten to reconnect that ground, when I saw it arcing on the frame as I touched it, and heard the fuel pump cycle at the same time. BTW, that is some nasty frame and body rot happening there, on that otherwise low mileage at least fourteen model year old van.
I was going to say the same thing about how badly that underbody looks with rust peeling off everywhere. The outside looks perfect which leads me to believe that during winter they keep it washed all the time, but that underbody sits with salt on it and rusts year-round.
Salt will eat off electrical connections like nothing. A few years back my Grand Marquis which is used as my winter car would not even crank the starter. Turns out that the connector on the wire to the starter was completely corroded off. Even though I oil spray the car every spring, obviously the slush washed the oil off that connector because the starter sits down lower on the engine. I am now using a heavier grade of oil for the underbody to try and prevent wash off like that.
@@c.d.7742 You say you use oil... What kind do you use or can you give a brand name soni can get because I live in NJ and my work van is starting to get eaten by rust.
@@hajileserpud9539 Here in Canada I prefer Krown oil spray for the interior body panels since it has excellent creeping action. My Mustang, which has not been oil sprayed for over four years, still has oil creeping out from around the door locks. I do not drive it in winter, so only oil spray it every few years.
I started using Rust Check brand oil spray for the underbody a few years ago that is thicker and stickier so it does not wash off.
If your work van is already being eaten by rust, oil spray may stop it at the point it is in, but the oil spray works great when you put it on a nice new vehicle with no rust at the very start. And if it is going to be winter driven, then I suggest each spring that you use an underbody cleaner with a pressure washer cranked up to the top psi in order to flush of all the crud and built up salt from underneath. Then have it oil sprayed right after it is dry from washing.
@@hajileserpud9539 I've also used old engine/ transmission fluid. Brush it on, do it every couple years or so, good to go
Thanks so much after fixing 2 corroded wires and a corroded and cracked module. The van I was working on came back 2 weeks later with the same issue. Spent at least 5 hrs rechecking everything never even saw that ground being related to the circuit. You saved my ass thanks
Appreciate the feedback
This the first video that was straight to the point! It a e350 box a guy selling and he says it’s cranks but won’t start. Thank you for the info
Your Very Welcome
I’m thinking about taking that risk for $900 obo.. what you think? I can do this myself huh? Thank you a lot!
I appreciate your time very much sir , I believe you just solved my problem. We have one at work. It would turn over but no start a couple times it started one time it was running and then cut off we had a mechanic come look at it he couldn't fix it. I'm dying laughing over here if that's all that's wrong with it. My boss wants to get rid of it I can get it dirt cheap and financed. Thank you again sir I will let you know if that was the fix ✌️😎
Let me know, I'm patiently and anxiously waiting your response
I will definitely let u know sir, thanks again ✌️😎
@Billy D. Jacks ground strap was in good shape, bad coil✌️
I had this problem today. Luckily it happened in my driveway. Changed the ground wire and it started right up. Thank you. 🙏
I just had the same issue on my 2011 E150, had no fuel because of a broken (frame to body) ground strap. Thanks for posting this.
Because of you posting this video, my van is back on the road! ....tank you!
Glad I could help!
Excellent quick fix of those forgotten ground wires Richard that saved the owner a lot of bucks!
Great show
Glad I came across this before I gave up
You are made my day!!! Thank you - it was so easy!
Fuel gauge wasn't reading either before the ground strap repair.
Yeah it does a number things to the electrical system in general that one ground messes up so many things
Yeah those ground straps will cause all kinds of wierd issues!
Most (good) electrical engineers will let the relays have hot +12 on the coil, and let the switch ground the system. It's less power lines running to dash switches. Less chance of a short if a ground line gets shorted to ground. Only power necessary would be for the volt meter and dash illumination. Everything in a clean design would be can-bus data and grounded signals to the relay or device. Ford PCM is a ground control unit, the injectors, coils, etc all have 12+ volts waiting for the PCM to send the ground signal to open or fire.
Thanks you sir. Same thing is on the “list” for my 78 F350.
Thanks. Good to know. I pretty much live in a 97 Econo.
Watching this put a good smile on my face and a good feeling in my gut. I KNOW this will be useful later. Thank you sir.
Yvw
Well sir, you just saved me a lot of money. Was stranded at Cabela’s, watched your video, had my wife pack a bag of tools, wire and, some self tappers and now I’m heading home! Thank you for posting this!
You are very welcome
Thanks for sharing this saved us a lot of headache....Usually fuel pump module in back fails also but that wasn't are case and really didn't want drop tank.
Glad it helped
I been with you since you had like 12k subs and only been following you for about 6-9 months growing steadily I like it keep up the good work
Tyvm
I appreciate the support that's for sure
Just wanted to comment this was a confirmed fix for me, 2014 e350 crank no start. No fuel pressure very failt pump noise until I went to this ground strap. Replaced and back to 100% thank you sir!
Thanks for sharing
I will certainly mention this video to my next mechanic. Thanks
Best ever this video saved me over $100❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉 bless you your channel
The old air cooled VW had problems with the fuel injection system when the grounds were bad. A lot of the grounds cane together by the battery box and often suffered corrosion issues. Clean the body and wires where they came together and that often solved the problem. Similarly, if a clutch job or the transaxle came down, they forgot to re-connect or replace the ground to transaxle cable. They would burn up the contact points for the FI in the distributor. Fixing these item(s) often repaired many running issues with the vehicle.
I just fixed my 2011 E350XLT using this method.....I could just hear the mechanic telling me I need a new fuel pump, injectors and an expensive goat....great video...Thanks!
Glad it helped
Thanks Boss, never thought about a ground wire.
Great video !!! Thanks you are really helpful on my case none saying other the fuel pump,sensor etc etc
Thanks again
Thanks for the great video.....had just cleaned up some of my grounds on E-350 RV with 460 engine. Think I will replace the old copper straps with some like you made here. Also ordered a crimper/stripper tool like you had. Thanks again!
Wow! This is something that many won't even check out. Had a 2000 Honda Accord that had interminted starting issues. Previous owner had a subwoofer grounded to the ground wires on the fuel pump. Just left it sort of hooked up. Removed what was left of subwoofer ground, cleaned everything up and tighted up the fuel pump grounds. A few years later all is still good. This was a accidental find by the way. Enjoy your videos!
I noticed the gas gage said empty but when you when back to start it it said full 😅is this a trick
I've had those braided ground straps break on just about every vehicle I've owned, no matter what manufacturers they were made by! Terrible design flaw.
I use tweed and coat it with bulldozer grease.
Amazing the small and seemingly insignificant things that trip a lot ppl 👌 credit to you 😎👍
One more tool in my toolbox, thank you sir
I had this same issue on my 03 F250. I was having an issue with my power windows and radio wouldn't work until I bounced down the road a bit. I noticed the ground rotting away when doing an oil change, I like to look the bottom of my vehicles over while laying under them. I put a new ground wire on and problem solved.
Just having an intermittent crank / no start on our E450 RV after it being stood over lockdown. I changed the fuel pump relay a few days ago and it seems to be ok but will definitely be checking this ground strap now.
Thank you for this video. It saved me a lot money today. 🙏🏼
Yvw
Had this exact thing happen last week. Fleet shop it came from threw everything at it before having it towed over.
great vid. this might be my friends problem on his hvac van. one thing i would recomend is to drill and tap my threads for a bolt or machine screw and not use a self tapper.
James you came here and you possibly have solved your problem which this is the number one problem for a crank no start on an Econoline
I don't mind suggestions James but you're telling me what you would do if you were me but you're coming to me for help? Come on man what I did here is perfectly fine and it works perfectly fine
Loved this video ! Educational and funny bro
Tyvm had to learn the youngen something
A quick shot of undercoating spray works well for bolt sealer too
Glad I found this before digging into it. 5 min fix
Bro you just saved my ass. I wish I would’ve watched this a week ago before I replaced the fuel pump
Thats a great tip. Its so fun when you are familiar with a problem and can fix it in minutes not hours! Will add that one to the memory bank, thank you. That truck is pretty crusty under there, looks like us in the great white north are not the only ones with rust!
Had this exact problem on my 2005 e450 chassis rv a couple of years ago. Being an automobile tech and later service advisor i looked for the cause myself. Many weekend hours but i finally found poor ground from the electric fuel pump module to the frame. The module grounds through a steel bracket mounted on frame. Well it used to but there is now a good solid ground wire as well..had a couple cold ones after start up. Many hours but cost zero
I love the addition of the washers, super smart!! How many times have we all used screws to mount those connections to something with the impact without a washer and it just twists the cable around and weakens the crimped connection or pulls it out if you don't quite hold it right.
My van would crank but not turn over. After watching this video, I changed the ground wire and it started fine.
Thank you much!!
Yvw
You are absolutely right I had a mechanic look at this thing he says it was a fuel pump I put a brand new fuel pump in it and he couldn't fix it it's a damn ground wire 20 cents $300 fuel pump. You're awesome
Thank You
Now my problem is my van runs great when you first started up drive it down the road a little bit it warms up and it starts missing a little bit what do you think
People shoot the parts cannon when it's just a ground. First thing to at least check.
Most of the easy stuff is always overlooked. Its crazy but it happens to the best of us
@@codyphillips48 it does indeed. Cause we are like oh I've seen this before I've done dozens of fuel pumps. Then karma is like not this time homie just a ground
We used to call it tunnel vision. Once you get honed in your mind is hard to change!
@@paulday6875 facts
Back to basics, grounds and bad connections. Nice job.
Thank You
I'm currently out of town. I have an RV, built on an E-Super Duty frame, that I'm working on, at home. It's experiencing the same symptoms. Prior to viewing this video, my immediate plans were to change the fuel filter and pump. Now I can't wait to get home and check for a bad ground strap.
I came here expecting to see a great man doing great things....
....I left having seen an angel doing gods work.
Tyvm brother
Dude thanks! My work van was down and it just sputtered out and stopped working, it also would only sit in idle rough with starter spray to get it going. As soon as you gave it gas it died. Literally it was because of that ground. Weird how funny electronics act without a good ground
I have an 89 E150, all relays check good. Added ground to body at battery. 12v out of inertia switch. 0.14v at high pressure pump on frame. Just lost.. I'm going to try adding a ground as you did see if it works.
1:39 "Ford Rust, Don't breathe this!" Couldn't help but laugh remembering those blendtec videos
Great thanks for the video
Great information thanks.
nice job thanks for sharing.....
Great video. Very informative.
Better than paying a bunch of money on mechanics to detect the problem. Thanks bro.
You bet
Love the vehicle specific repairs. Thanks for all you do.
Noticed the other day the ground from my transmission to the frame rail has like 3 threads of wire left. Gonna have to do this little trick tomorrow when I’m changing my rear diff out
While researching my engine flooding problem on my 1996 E150 I came across a video [ 94 Ford f150 fuel problems] That mentions Fords F150's around the same year to have the same problem with the grounds. the poor grounds supposedl;y gives a false reading to the computer which somwhow contributes to the flooding. Thanks for your time and effort, it's certainly worth checking into.
I appreciate your feedback
sweet. gotta love those self tappers. thinking though. the engineer for the ground strap was probably born and raised in arizona. not a rust belt state.
I’m checking my parents van this weekend.
Let me know
What an awesome video. Thanks brother
My pleasure
Great, i can learn much from you videos!
Thank You
I saw a video that said, you have to make sure your ground from frame to body like you did, then frame to motor then body to block.
In my 93 E150 i changed out all theRelays cause never done it, put ground from block were egr valve mounts to it and fram under hood were it atraches to left whedl well. Checked it with meter & have Gd connectivity but still DON'T start jyyst cranks.
Will try the one in your video to see.
Thanks.something like that is happening to my van
Thanks a lot man saved my day
I'm glad it helped man
It is a shame that a high dollar vehicle has a frame that is that rotten at that age
Who's better than you? Thank you so much HERO!
Yvw
Holy rusty frame Batman!!!!
You ain't seen nothing yet lol
You are a braver man than I running a cheek poker without safety glasses. I've had to pull more than a few of those wire strands out of my face. Those things are nastier than a disgruntled porcupine having a bad day!
When you use wire wheel on a bench grinder it’s amazing how many wires get drilled right into the front of your clothes.
Like you said, I already went through the crank no start, towed home, fuel pump changed, still crank no start until I found your video. $8.00 fix, come on man! Thank you, thank you!
I love it man thanks for letting me know this helped you and I really appreciate the feedback