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Old Aug 30, 2005 | 08:55 PM
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Digital dash problem

This is a strange one and can't find an aswer in my Aerostar Service Manual. It is a 1993 EB ext, 4.0. My dash lights go black when ever I touch the brake pedal! The dash lights fine when the key is turned on and when the engine is started except when you step on the brake it goes black!! I checked altenator output and it is about 14.5 V at idle & at 2000 Rpm. Any ideas out there in the brain trust?? Thanks, Harry
 
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Old Aug 30, 2005 | 11:06 PM
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Do your brake lights actually work?

It sounds like you have a bad ground under the dash. If you have an EVTM manual, you can trace the ground where the dash lights go to.
 
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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 12:48 AM
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You may be right about the ground. The brake lights work perfectly. Sometimes the dash lights up perfectly, other times it blacks out. Thanks for the lead, I have an ETVM manual. Only manual I don't have is for the 4.0 engine.
 
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