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Ford Aerostar XLT

The Ford Aerostar XLT was the deluxe trim of Aerostar Wagon and overtook the XL Wagon in sales. The XLT was available in two body lengths and in both rear and all-wheel drive options.

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What causes a engine block to crack?

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losing coolant from no apparent hose or fitting Overheating You might be able to see the crack and sometimes the cracks arent visable by our eye. your over flow container will be bubbling even when you first shut the veichle off. you will notice thick white smoke pouring out your tail pipe. this is caused by either a cracked head, cracked block, blown head gasket and or a cracked intake plenum. if you take the head/s off of the engine block check very closely for cracks on the head and examine the gaskets for missing peices of cracks, to the same inside the cylinder walls. if you canot see cracks on the head/s take it to you nearest machine shop and they wil inspect them for you. if you do not see cracks in the cylinder walls you have a couple of options, A: turn the crank shaft manually so the pistons will move so you can see the rest of the cylinder walls B: drop the oil pan and remove the pistons from the crank shaft so the entire cylinder wall will be exposed, but BE CAREFULL!!! If you must remove the distrubutor for any reason make sure you mark where the harmonic balance was or you will mess up your timming. C: take the block into a machine shop and have them "magnafuxed" the block, this will tell them exactly where the crack is. Good luck!

Where is the fuse panel located on a 1996 Ford Aerostar?

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There is no such thing as a starter ignition fuse, but if you suspect you have a blown fuse somewhere, ther are only two fuse panels that contain all the vehicle's fuses. A fuse panel under the hood on the driver's side, and a fuse panel under the dash on the driver's side. There are no hidden fuses on that vehicle. All your fuses are easy get to right there in those two fuse blocks.

What year did they stop producing the aerostar?

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Poor sales. last model is 1997 ANSWER:: Sales for the Aerostar exceeded 100,000 every single year of production including the last year, 1997. Production was stopped as the design was old and it's replacement had already been in the market for several years... that being, the Windstar. It's termination had nothing to do with sales volume.

Could driving up on a center divider in the road cause a broken engine block in a 2000 VW Golf that only has 7900 miles on it?

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Possible, especially if your car is lowered... but even if that's the case its not likely, because the oil pain would likely be the part taking most of the beating... to find out for sure you need to tell us more info regarding the car.... also, your suspension/axle/cv joints/frame etc.. could be damaged as well...

Very possibly. It depends on how hard you hit the divider, how tall it was and how low your car is. I would think that if the devider was hit had enough to break the block there would be massive damage to the suspention and frame

How do you tell if it is the motor or regulator that is causing a window to go down but not up on a 2000 Toyota Sienna?

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Disconnect the power window switch plug from the connector that connects it to the motor inside the door. It should be like a male and female type plug, all you need to di is locate the tab and slide the 2 apart. The circuit that remains on the door will be the one that goes down to the motor inside the door. The plug you want is the one under the switch that you push back and forth for up and down. Get a circuit tester small handheld unti that reads voltage and ohms and etc. (usually for less then $20.00). Make sure your circuit tester has a good battery. Turn the meter on and set it to DC volts and set it to 20. You are looking for a reading roughly to be 12volts on the meter. You will see the circuit tester has a red and black wire. Look at the connector and insert the lead of the red end into either the up or down terminal. Put the Black wire to a ground. Turn your ignition on, the meter should read zero. If you have the red lead against or in the up terminal, push the power window switch like you want to raise the window and watch the meter. You should get voltage, maybe 12 volts to read on the meter. The switch should allow the voltage to go to the motor to run the window mechanism to raise your window. Now try it but put the red lead on the DOWN side of the switch with the Black lead still connected to a ground. See if you get a reading on that. If your swicth is only working on one side I would suspect a faulty window switch. BUT if you get a voltage reading on the meter on both the up and down side tests, then this shows the voltage i s getting through the switch and now your problem lies in the window motor itself. The window switch should, note should be cheaper to replace than the motor but in today's electronics, who knows. If you have never used a circuit tester before, read the manual so you will know how to use it.

How hard is it to replace hollow tube and shifter cable on 1993 ford aerostar van?

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Although not impossible, the steering column must be dropped to replace the gear shift tube. In my case, a torx bolt fell off at the base of my gear tube and caused the gear shift to miss reverse, neutral, and drive. Four nuts with washers, two and two, hold the majority of the weight of the steering column. To get to the steering column, the upper and lower shroud behind the steering wheel will need to be removed, as well as the lower cover piece underneath the steering wheel, followed by the metal plate. The small support behind the metal plate will have to be removed to allow for the steering column to drop to a level to work on the shifter tube. Note: Aside from the battery, I did not disconnect any electrical connections. Be very careful not to cause the weight of the steering column to dislodge or damage the many electrical connections underneath the column. If the problem cannot be identified or remedied at this point, then the airbag, the steering wheel, and the gear shift may need to be removed to fix it. Note: the metal clamps holding the gear tube in place are very brittle. Make sure they line up and are not overtorqued, or risk breakage. I broke two of them because of an issue with the alignment of the gear tube and the actual gear shift mechanism that moves the gears around. Through a simple Internet search, you can purchase the gear tube ($30.00) and the gear tube clamps ($7.00 per clamp).

How do you remove the engine of a 1966 beetle?

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The engine comes out the bottom. There are four 17 mm nuts holding the engine in place. Two are at the top of where the engine joins with the transmission behind the fan shroud and the other two are at the bottom of where the engine and tranny connect. You will need to be beneath the car to get those nuts off.

Jack up the car and place it on jack stands. Now raise the jack beneath the engine just so it is supporting the engine's weight. Be careful not to jack it up so high that you bend or damage the studs that hold the engine in place.

You will want to disconnect the gas line, which is beneath the car on the driver's side. Disconnect it so that you will be able to stick a piece of a pencil in the gas hose. This will prevent gas leaks. While beneath the car, disconnect the fresh air hoses from the heat exchangers (if you have them) and disconnect the heater control cables from the heat exchangers. Back the two nuts off of the bottom studs that hold the engine to the tranny. To remove the top nuts, you will need to reach back behind the fan shroud with your 17 mm wrench. I have found that it is sometimes necessary to use a pair of vice grips beneath the car to get these top bolts not to spin with the nuts.

Before going any further, clearly label all wires (battery, starter, ignition coil, etc.). This is going to make it much easier to connect everything when you get ready to put the engine back in. Remove the distributor cap (for ease of access to the throttle) and loosen the nut that holds the accelerator cable to the carb. Slip the cable from the carb and pull it back through the fan shroud.

You are now ready to pull the engine. With the weight of the engine resting on the jack (and, preferably with someone who can help you), pull back with a "wiggle" motion until the engine is clear of the tranny. This will involve slightly tipping the engine toward you. When it is clear of the car, slowly and carefully lower the engine to the floor, balancing its weight on the jack. Go slowly, as this is an aluminum case, and a fall of only inches can crack it.

When you have the engine lowered, pull it from beneath the car, do your work, and then reinstall the engine in reverse order of removal.

Where can i find a Sliding mechanism for sliding van door?

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A sliding mechanism to repair a sliding van door can be purchased from a dealer for the vehicle in question. It is sometimes possible to find this part at an auto salvage yard.

What is a slight engine knock after shut down on a 1992 Acura Integra?

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Sounds more like a run on, if this is after you shut off the car. Could just be some carbons, i'd clean out the carb/manifold with some spray cleaner or just pick up some fuel cleaner.

What is adiabatic heating?

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Heating that results from work done on the system, such as when a gas is compressed within a piston.

Why will the engin of my 1990 Ford Aerostar not start after it has reached operating temp?

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You didn't say if it stalled once the temperature got to operating temp. I believe the 1990 Aerostar has the old style coil, at least mind did. Sometimes when a coil goes it operates fine when cold, but quits when it gets hot. Wotth checking.

How does the selector switch work for switching from floor to ac to defrost in a 2000 astro?

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it works by vacuum .if it is not working more often than not a vacuum hose is rotted. this one is hard to get at . it runs from the top of the engine to a round black ball down by the passenger front tire .start by finding the ball [a little bigger than a soft ball ]and trace the small hose back to the tee connector under the dog house [engine cover] i have used small gas hose and silicone and it works great.hope it helps and good luck.

What is heat sinker?

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makes the heat sink