Newbie
Thread Starter
|
New User
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 10
Likes: 0
Newbie
Hey all, just wanted to drop a note from the newest member. I have a 94 Aerostar that has recently cost me a big chunk of money, but I love her anyway. It has 229K miles and runs good now. Just had new intake manifold gasket, new thermostat, new MAF, new valve cover gaskets, new plugs and wires, new cap and rotor, and new ignition control module. She is white with grey interior but I am thinking of painting her. Not sure what color(s) yet, but I am looking forward to starting the process.
Postmaster
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 3,432
Likes: 7
Welcome to the club. Aerostar can be expensive at times, but the simple fact is that stateside there is nothing else like them. How many vans can you think of that can even make it to 229K. Most start kicking the bucket around 150k, and become increasingly problematic towards 200k, at which point everything starts going downhill. Of course everything depends on how you care for it, but some require a lot more TLC than Aerostars.
Posting Guru
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 1,036
Likes: 2
From: Portland, Oregon
i'm guessing 3.0l???
Trending Topics
Post Fiend
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 5,242
Likes: 0
From: Kiev, Ukraine
We purchase our Aero in 1991 (on used car store in San Fernando) and we used to drive her to 2010. She was used like a bus and like a truck, we hauled some goods from germany (usually 1000-1300 kg). I sold this van with 730K on clock. Well, engine was rebuilt, tranny was swapped with manual 5 st tranny, DS was changed with dual one (with center bearing)... but she runs, still runs....
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
3 Best / 3 Worst Parts of Modern Ford Ownership
Brett Foote
10 Amazing Upgrades That Solve Common Ford Truck Owner Headaches
Pouria Savadkouei
Every 2026 Ford Engine Explained
Brett Foote
10 Ugly Ford Trucks That We Still Kinda Love
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Every Truck Owner NEEDS (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
Rezvani's Latest Post-Apocalyptic Monster Is a Ford F-150 Raptor Underneath
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Most Expensive Ford Trucks Ever Sold on Bring a Trailer
Joe Kucinski
2027 Ford Super Duty Buyer's Guide (Every Model, Engine, & Package)
Brett Foote
Top 10 Ford Truck Tragedies
Joe Kucinski
Thread Starter
|
New User
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 10
Likes: 0
Well, finally got the word. The distributor is bad and the distributor connector was shorting out and had singed wiring. The connector costs around $200. Not cheap. I will get it back today and I am sure that she will drive like a dream.
Elder User
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 882
Likes: 0
From: Wichita
Enjoy your "new" ride. When you paint it, have fun with it. I painted my '95 Escort with Ford '09 factory Eddie Bauer colors. To my knowledge it's the only two-tone 'scort in town. I will be "tweaking" the two-tone on my Aero in the near future to update its appearance some.
Lead Driver
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 7,016
Likes: 208
From: SoCal
For body parts, I usually go to my local salvage yards. The problem with most of them is that they tend to be in worse shape than mine. But I did get lucky once, and found a van at a place next to my usual U-pull-it place. Since their guys had to pull the parts for me, I ended up paying a little more than I would have at the usual place. But they were in perfect shape; I kind of wondered about the condition of the rest of the van, whether it would been worth resurrecting, had I the time.
What connector was that for $200? I would have tried to get one off a salvage vehicle as well. In the local yards around here, the 3 liter Aerostars are more abundant than the 4 liter.
That's a nice color combination, Vango.
What connector was that for $200? I would have tried to get one off a salvage vehicle as well. In the local yards around here, the 3 liter Aerostars are more abundant than the 4 liter.
That's a nice color combination, Vango.
Elder User
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 882
Likes: 0
From: Wichita
I agree. About 80% of the Aeros sold came with the 3.0. You should be able to find what you need out there with a little patience. Body parts is another story. I got a rear corner bumper section from someone here on the forum.