battousai9439
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- '92 Aerostar XL
Hi all, first time posting here, but I'm going absolutely mad.
Have a 1992 Aerostar XLT (4.0L, E4WD) that has been passed down through a couple generation in my family. My grandmother got it new, gave it to my mom about 5 years ago. She wrecked it, got it fixed up new, then the alternator died, a leak sprang, and it sat, closed and swamped, in a rainy climate for three years. Guess how THAT looked inside? Then it was transferred to me (for free; she was about to scrap it!) and I figured I may as well try.
So, finished the interior and body work about three weeks ago, and had fixed up all mechanical problems, so it ran like a dream again, after destruction and 250k miles. About a week before I finished the restoration, I had to move the van, so I started it up, and I moved it to the main driveway because it was about ready to go.
When I finished the last of the interior, I went to start the van. I turned the key, the engine cranked, and nothing happened after that. I cranked again; nothing.
I listened for the fuel pump when I turned the key, and noticed the fuel pumps were no longer coming on. I replaced the fuel pump relay, to no avail. No start. So I pulled out the test harness for the EEC-IV, wired up my multimeter and tried to read codes. Either I did it wrong, or those codes were completely haywire! I jumped the fuel pump relay harness, which kicked on the pumps. I then tried to start it, and nothing happened.
So, in my desperation, I just figured I'd turn the key and watch the blinking on the "check engine" light. However, when I looked, the "check engine" light no longer lights up when I turn the key!
So I, in my absolutely pathetic amount of mechanic experience, am only seeing two possibilities. Either the computer itself is fried, or my ignition cylinder on my steering column broke somewhere (it's had the all-too-common "pull the key out while driving" problem for years).
I'm at the absolute end of my rope with this. I'm not about to trash this thing after I've spent $1,500 restoring it. Any help is GREATLY appreciated.
-J
Have a 1992 Aerostar XLT (4.0L, E4WD) that has been passed down through a couple generation in my family. My grandmother got it new, gave it to my mom about 5 years ago. She wrecked it, got it fixed up new, then the alternator died, a leak sprang, and it sat, closed and swamped, in a rainy climate for three years. Guess how THAT looked inside? Then it was transferred to me (for free; she was about to scrap it!) and I figured I may as well try.
So, finished the interior and body work about three weeks ago, and had fixed up all mechanical problems, so it ran like a dream again, after destruction and 250k miles. About a week before I finished the restoration, I had to move the van, so I started it up, and I moved it to the main driveway because it was about ready to go.
When I finished the last of the interior, I went to start the van. I turned the key, the engine cranked, and nothing happened after that. I cranked again; nothing.
I listened for the fuel pump when I turned the key, and noticed the fuel pumps were no longer coming on. I replaced the fuel pump relay, to no avail. No start. So I pulled out the test harness for the EEC-IV, wired up my multimeter and tried to read codes. Either I did it wrong, or those codes were completely haywire! I jumped the fuel pump relay harness, which kicked on the pumps. I then tried to start it, and nothing happened.
So, in my desperation, I just figured I'd turn the key and watch the blinking on the "check engine" light. However, when I looked, the "check engine" light no longer lights up when I turn the key!
So I, in my absolutely pathetic amount of mechanic experience, am only seeing two possibilities. Either the computer itself is fried, or my ignition cylinder on my steering column broke somewhere (it's had the all-too-common "pull the key out while driving" problem for years).
I'm at the absolute end of my rope with this. I'm not about to trash this thing after I've spent $1,500 restoring it. Any help is GREATLY appreciated.
-J