Question ? (o/d off light) on all the time

[beuthling]

My friend just baught a windstar 2001- the (o/d off) light is on at all times not blinking. Is this bad or good. every refrence i have read about has talked about a blinking light so sorry if this is a repeat.

[DRW1000]

I think it just means that the o/d is switched off. I assume that the switch is not turning it on. I don't know the 01 set-up but on my 99 the button is on the end of gearshift lever and is a momentary pushbutton. Perahsp your switch is defective or there is a break in the wire somewhere and it just happened to break in the off mode.

You may have something more serious but check the simple things first.

[lewisnc100]

Never heard of this since the computer resets the O/D back on when you restart the van, you wouldn't need to press the switch. But maybe a bad switch can override that reset. Is it off at all when the van is started?