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Originally Posted by gunner3oo6
So now should we asume the logical ( up to 98 is in the pins - 99 and up is a seperate plunger switch ) or is that too much to expect from Ford? 
BTW ... Thanks for taking the time to verify and post. I was begining to think my van was a freek of nature lol. |
I was going to try and make that assumption/statement but I decided against it. LOL
The drawing I looked at seems to indicate that the 98s have a plunger attached to the back of the door and the signals to the rest of the vehicle travel through the door to the sliding door contacts (as I discovered they are called). This now explains the door ajar functionality in that regardless of the sliding contacts making contact the door will still indicate ajar until such time as the plunger switch is depressed. When you have a moment perhaps you can verify if you do have a plunger button on the door itself. I suppose in 99 they decided to add the speakers to the door and use these two conacts for the speakers and the plunger switch was moved to the vehicle door jamb.
In your case it may be that the plunger is defective. Your shorting bypasses the plunger but really does not proberly indicate a door ajar condition. Of course if your goal was to get the light off and have the interior lights operate as they should then this will not matter. If you really want to know if the door is ajar you may need to think about it some more.
It looks like I am the "freak of nature" and your van is normal. I am glad that I was enlightened.
As I mentioned beofre I sincerely apologise to anyone who I had "barking up the wrong tree"