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After looking at all of the codes, most of them point towards an electrical issue. Not sure how long the van sat before being auctioned off, but I would start by checking all of the wiring harness for issues. Could be that the rats had a good time chewing up the wires for you. And while you are digging around chasing the harness I would check all of the grounding straps as well. Would also not hurt to put the battery on a good battery tester as well.

What is funny is having to remove all of these spam bots while having to close all of the spam advertisements on this site.

Just took out 2 more.

The spammers have been busy today on this forum. So far I have knocked out 5 spammers that all joined today, and a collective 30 posts between them. Just took another one out as I am typing this out. I am doing the best I can, but if I miss some just report them and I will get them knocked out as soon as I can.

I moved this post to the towing category so that it may be found easier by others later on down the road.

Glad to hear that you got it figured out and resolved.

This is a nice write up. Thank you for creating this for the community.

I have been lucky and never had to use floor jacks and jack stands on ours so I can not give much help on this. But one thing I can help with is this, If you do not feel safe doing it then it is not safe. It's that simple.

Thanks for chiming in Don. I have no clue why my brain over looked the scan tool. As much as I use mine you would think I would think of that first to try. lol This is why I love this group. We all think of different stuff.

Hmm. If it is worn in that area could it be possible that a gap between the sensor and the tone ring has developed ? If that has happened it would cause the sensor to have a false reading triggering the light. It requires a pretty tight tolerance.

Did you by chance unplug the sensor during the bearing swap ? If so I would start by checking that it is plugged back up. And I know you said the bearing was pressed back in the proper way but the only other thing I think it could be is the bearing is backwards. Was the tone ring facing up at you when you pressed it back in ? These are the only two things I know it could be other than a damaged sensor. Maybe one of the others will have more ideas.

I still have other vehicles. Just moved the tote to the new work vehicle when I got it. Still looking at vans to replace the Money Maker. But no luck finding the right one so far that meets all my demands.

Wow I completely forgot about this. I never did do the inventory. We must change this. I am writing it down on the big board for later today when I wake up. So with that said I will probably take me till June 24, 2019 to get it done. lol

That was a good story. But I must say that you lasted longer than I would have. You made it to the 4th, I would have been packed and moved after the first. lol I'm just a hop, skip, and a jump up the road from ya davidparker in North Carolina.

Hit a deer in my 2012 last year at 50 mph with $8,600.00 in damage and a total loss. I feel yalls pain. :(

Oooh. Story time !!!!

When I had my 2012 TC the fuel light would come on at 50 miles to empty. One night just for fun I ran the van down to 0 miles to empty. Once I hit zero miles to empty I continued to drive another 20 miles to the next gas station. So that was 70 miles driven after the light came on. I always said I was going to run it one night till it completely ran out of gas just to see how far she really would go. But I hit a deer and totaled the ole Gal. :( Guess I will never know for sure as Mom want let me do the test with her 2012. Lol

Merry Christmas Everyone.

I may have to try this.

I am not going to names here, but I have had the pleasure of watching a mechanic at a shop here locally get the oil from the supply room to do a oil change. The Customer specified it had to be Castrol 10w30 and nothing else. Me and the mechanic (A Friend) walk into the supply room where six 55 gallon drums are sitting. He grabs a empty Castrol 10w30 jug, walks over to one of the drums, pumps the pump handle and fills the jug up. Walks out and dumps it in the Customers car. The side of all six drums were labeled Havoline 10w20. Yet another reason I do not take mine anywhere. You just never know. But name brand is not to big of an issue for me as long as it meets the requirements. The name on the jug does not keep my car running, its whats inside. But that is just me, unless it is mayonnaise and then it better be Duke's.

Even the Gen 1's have this problem as well. My '12 had this problem as well as Moms '12 has it also. They use plastic because it is cheaper, but sees Ford is using cheap cheaper plastic on the seats for these vans.

Luckily all of my stops make sure I have a nice wide open area to park in. They have to wait on me to get there and unload before they can start their jobs. So they keep the area clear so I can get in and out fast. Now the fuel is going to be higher and a downside. Now I will have to drive the Charger a little easier to save money for the work vehicle. LOL I still have one more 2012 TC that my Mom drives for work and I do the maint. on. So I will still be sticking around. Plus do not count me out just yet, I may sneak out and snag me another TC one day.

Looks like I will be replacing the TC with a used SUV. Just purchased a 2000 Lincoln Navigator with 4 wheel drive. This takes care of almost all of my concerns for a new work vehicle. Maybe one day I cam find another TC that s priced right, but for now this one will fit the bill.

Also if you are just reading OBD2 codes then you do not have to have the vehicle running. Just the key in the run position with the engine off will work.

I am not going to lie I do not remember much about this. It was cold and I was in a hurry to get it done before I had to go back to work. In my rush I forgot to take pictures other than the ones that are on here. :( But the one thing I do remember is breaking the plastic hanging clip on the new radiator on the drivers side top. Got in a hurry and started trying to force it instead of asking for help, and snap it broke. If you have someone who can stand topside and help guide it into place life will be much easier on you. The clips on the top are designed to go into a hole and then slide to the right towards the passenger side and are kinda a pain to line up from the bottom when you cant see them. It really is not a hard task to complete, unless you are like me and try to rush through it. I also recommend watching some youtube videos on the procedure. I used this video as a reference but keep in mind that the bolt sizes and some of the parts are different between the two vehicles. But they are very close to the same.