No lights will not crank

Tiny
ORIANSMOMMY
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  • 1994 FORD AEROSTAR
  • 3.0L
  • 6 CYL
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 198,000 MILES
My van was running yesterday, but if we turned it off it would take a while for us to be able to start it again. This morning we tried to start it and nothing. No lights, not cranking, just nothing. We bought a new battery and still nothing. What could the issue be?
Saturday, November 23rd, 2019 AT 9:01 AM

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Tiny
KASEKENNY
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  • 18,907 POSTS
This sounds like an ignition switch issue. I attached the testing and other info needed. However, I would suggest looking to see if you have proper voltage when turning the key.

Let me know what you find and we can go from there. Thanks
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Saturday, November 23rd, 2019 AT 3:48 PM
Tiny
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We have power now. It keeps trying to start. We had it started a couple times but it shut off almost immediately. We bought a new fuel filter, but now it's running hot and burning water quickly.
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Saturday, November 23rd, 2019 AT 5:23 PM
Tiny
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Oh boy. This doesn't sound great. Is it smoking?

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/white-smoke-or-steam-coming-from-the-exhaust-pipe

We may need to do a compression check to see if we have a sound engine.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-engine-compression
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Saturday, November 23rd, 2019 AT 7:02 PM

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