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Soke Feb 13, 2016 04:44 PM

1997 F150 won't start
 
Fuse box and GCU taken off and cleaned. Now looks like a possible short won't start. Will a 1998 Ford expedition fuse panel and GCU work on my 1997 F150?

projectSHO89 Feb 13, 2016 07:40 PM

Why do you think there's a short? Do you know what a short is?

Soke Feb 14, 2016 08:25 AM


Originally Posted by projectSHO89 (Post 5183074)
Why do you think there's a short? Do you know what a short is?

I installed fuse box and module and heard sizzling and smelled something burn. Don't know if it is the something in fuse panel or the module. Will the 1998 ford expedition fuse panel and module work on this 1997 f150.

Roadie Feb 14, 2016 12:38 PM

Do you have a good connection at the battery? I'm assuming nothing at all happens when you try to start it. No clicking, no starter turning the engine? Lights on the dash?

Soke Feb 14, 2016 01:08 PM

Battery good, when I connected the battery is when the sizzeling sound and smelt something burnt around the fuse panel/GEM.

projectSHO89 Feb 14, 2016 10:41 PM


Will a 1998 Ford expedition fuse panel and GCU work on my 1997 F150?
I have no idea if such a scheme might work.

Look the part numbers up at www.fordparts.com and compare the data in the respective Buyer's Guides. Otherwise, call your dealer's parts dept or call a salvage yard that has access to the Hollander exchange data.


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