Ford AerostarOriginally conceived as an answer to the first Chrysler minivans, the Aerostar is an old school rear-drive van that's at its best when it's harnessed for hard work. It can haul--and tow--heavier loads than the front-drive crowd, and gets the job done with a fair degree of comfort and style.
Something is broken not sure if its safe to drive any thoughts, thanks on advance. Its a 1996 Aerostar with 236K miles, what a great machine.
I was connecting and testing my trailer wiring, things did not work 100% so I started investigating the wiring to the trailer harness, I suspected it was a bad ground or connection. So I took my soldering iron and soldered some of the connections in the wiring harness that goes to the trailer plug. Now whenever I turn on the headlight the ABS warning light flashes and I have no taillights and cannot get them to light up.
After some trial and error I found if I turn on the headlight before starting the engine, I get headlights but no tail lights and then (engine still off) if I push the headlight switch slightly in the tail lights come on (headlights stay on) I can now start the engine, headlights and tail lights stay on and ABS warning stays off.
Sounds like you either created a short when you soldered, or there were bare spots that started shorting when you moved the wires around.
And I fully agree with the great machine remark. I have 304,000 on my 93 with original drive train. Pan has never been off the motor, and at the last transmission service the pan inside looked almost new. When mine quits, I will be buying my third one. Worst part is that Ford Winstars & Freestars are total junk by comparison and Ford does not make any other minivan that comes close to replacing the Aerostar.
"Careless and sloppy writers are usually also careless and sloppy at thinking. Answering questions for careless and sloppy thinkers is not rewarding." - Eric Raymond
If you do NOT want to be IGNORED, please post in the PROPER forum, please use a TITLE that grabs the attention of the community, and please do NOT DOUBLE post.
Shopping for new Ford can be a stressful experience especially if you don't have the right information. Our new car research center at CarEverything.com can help relieve this stress and bring the joy back to new car buying!
The Car Blog, or TCB for those who are acronymically inclined, is alive because some of today's top Web designers needed a place to drool and bitch about their motor vehicle obsessions.
Read the auto blog at Automotive.com to get the latest news and opinions, view the newest concept cars, and join discussions with auto experts from around the world.
ABS Blinking and no tail lights 
Hybrid Mode
