Re: Troubles with 1990 ford aerostar van

#11

"Starlord" <starlord (AT) sidewalkastronomy (DOT) info> wrote

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I cut my teeth driving in the U.S.Army and I drove everything from a 5ton
to a jeap and a APC tracked carrier and I've owned over 65 cars and 2
trucks and you are telling me I don't know anything.

You obviously don't know anything about automotive battery function. NO 12
volt automotive battery will have an 18 volt reading without being attached
to a (faulty) charging circuit and in a running engine. Ever. The battery
would kick up it's little feet and die. Arguing the point with people who
have knowledge about the subject isn't going to make your van work.

At the age of 59 I have done a

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lot of engine works on cars and some trucks too, you can't even hold a
light to what I have done and what I know

Silly ASS-umption.

, but I had asked the question because

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this is the first van I've owned and worked on.

What difference does that make? The powertrain on virtually every van made
is based on a car or truck platform. Ford didn't throw out all their
automotive experience from the model T onwards when they designed your
Aerostar; it's just a car with a higher roofline and tighter engine
compartment. The principles are exactly the same. Insisting your battery
should have an 18 volt charge when it's been explained that isn't remotely
possible with the engine off just makes you sound like a knob.

#12

On Sat, 05 May 2007 04:15:22 GMT, "Teknical" <teknical (AT) ohohnono (DOT) com>
wrote:

Quote:

What difference does that make? The powertrain on virtually every van made
is based on a car or truck platform. Ford didn't throw out all their
automotive experience from the model T onwards when they designed your
Aerostar; it's just a car with a higher roofline and tighter engine
compartment. The principles are exactly the same. Insisting your battery
should have an 18 volt charge when it's been explained that isn't remotely
possible with the engine off just makes you sound like a knob.

No, it's closer to a Ford Ranger with a van body on it. An Aerostar IS

a truck. Not a gussied up station wagon like a Winstar. It shares
virtually all of it's running gear with the old Ranger pickup truck
(and the little Bronco)

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#13

Teknical wrote:

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You need to take the car to a mechanic, you've failed basic automotive
physics, and you are in danger of hurting yourself.

Teknical- You've made the PERFECT statement that should be the reply to
95% of the posts here!

....still chuckling over this thread...!!! all 24v of it!

-SP

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