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All Wheel Drive was available as an option from 1990 until the Aerostar's demise in 1997. I believe it was available on both the short wheel base and long wheel base Aerostars. It was powered by a viscous coupling that changes the percentage of driving power from 70/30 rear/front to 50/50 rear/ front based on the difference in speed detected between the front and rear wheels. AWD came with the 4.0L engine.
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Originally Posted by fatherdoug
I believe it was available on both the short wheel base and long wheel base Aerostars.
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asavage, you are correct. I was thinking a longer body when I wrote a longer wheelbase. Sorry for the confusion. The dealer says AWD was an OPTION on both the short body style and the extended van.
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Originally Posted by fatherdoug
All Wheel Drive was available as an option from 1990 until the Aerostar's demise in 1997. I believe it was available on both the short wheel base and long wheel base Aerostars. It was powered by a viscous coupling that changes the percentage of driving power from 70/30 rear/front to 50/50 rear/ front based on the difference in speed detected between the front and rear wheels. AWD came with the 4.0L engine.
and they engage more smoothly.