Temporary ABS light after skidding, why?

The ABS system in my 80s Lincoln seems work very well and is still strong. Since the system is integrated with my master cylinder it seems kicks in more often than other systems might; often when the road's even dry. It's an early and fairly heavy duty German design though I have had to replace the accumulator once (which has to recharge with every third pump; so the system really is working every time I brake). Unfortunately the system that Ford put into their later cars was less heavy duty and not as easy to diagnose and repair. They didn't even use an accumulator which was the weakest link in earlier systems. Sorry this answer wasn't much help. I would suspect and hope it's just one of the sensors at the wheels needing cleaning. You'll want to do a Google search for a Ford/Ranger club that might have a forum where the members would know exactly how to diagnose the system. You might even have to find yourself a cheap code reader. Mine doesn't require one to know if the accumulator is bad or not. Even if the light was on it's really nothing to be concerned about in most vehicles. In my car if the light is on the entire braking system is severely compromised but on later cars the ABS system is secondary to the main brakes and not so crucial for it to always be working. On my other car the system has been completely non-functional for a couple years.

the lights came on because you slammed the brakes when you knew you had to decelerate faster. so the ABS system kicked in to help you slow faster. instead of using only the 2 brakes in the front or back. if you car is front wheel or back i dont know? it uses all brakes to help you slow down faster