puttputt
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- 1994 XT 3.0 5spd
Cheers,
Many good reads here, thank you,... so thought I'd join the crowd and badger the wisdom.
I just purchased a clean '94 XL 3.0L 5spd shorty. This is my second Aerostar - the first was '90 3.0L auto XLText. I bought the '90 with a failed A4LD (I assume original) - very odd failure too, the torque converter had stripped splines. A reman TQ solved the problem. Sold the '90 last year after adding 35k. Anyway...
I just purchased the '94 last week, so haven't had a chance to become intimate with it yet. Just a 15 minute inspection & test drive, then drove it home. I did notice a few initial quirks...
1. Gas gauge doesn't work - (the '90 started doing this too, just before I sold it). Is this a relatively common issue?
2. Cold starts it lopes - seems fine after warm-up.
3. Does anyone know the production numbers (or % of Aerostars) W/manual transmissions? I see very few. Oddly enough I know where another 5spd Aerostar is not far from home. It has major front end damage, so likely a parts rig if nothing else.
-kenny-
Many good reads here, thank you,... so thought I'd join the crowd and badger the wisdom.
I just purchased a clean '94 XL 3.0L 5spd shorty. This is my second Aerostar - the first was '90 3.0L auto XLText. I bought the '90 with a failed A4LD (I assume original) - very odd failure too, the torque converter had stripped splines. A reman TQ solved the problem. Sold the '90 last year after adding 35k. Anyway...
I just purchased the '94 last week, so haven't had a chance to become intimate with it yet. Just a 15 minute inspection & test drive, then drove it home. I did notice a few initial quirks...
1. Gas gauge doesn't work - (the '90 started doing this too, just before I sold it). Is this a relatively common issue?
2. Cold starts it lopes - seems fine after warm-up.
3. Does anyone know the production numbers (or % of Aerostars) W/manual transmissions? I see very few. Oddly enough I know where another 5spd Aerostar is not far from home. It has major front end damage, so likely a parts rig if nothing else.
-kenny-