A 2003 Ford F250 Super Duty came in with the complaint that when fuse #44 in the underdash fuse block blows the gauges stop working. First I removed the lower dash cover, which is held in place by four quick release screws. Then I removed the fuse block cover and confirmed that fuse #44 was … Continue reading “2003 Ford F250 Super Duty Gauges Stopped Working And Fuse #44 Blows”
This is a very common problem on most Ford, Lincoln and Mercury products with power mirrors. A vehicle will come in with a complaint of the power mirror does not work in one or two direction. The simplest test is to see if both mirrors react in the same manner. If they do I go … Continue reading “1998 Ford Windstar Power Mirrors Do Not Work In All Directions”
The wipers work fine except that they park with the wiper blades up, including while they are paused in delay mode. The problem is generally caused by a faulty mechanical park mechanism. and it has been my experience in the southeastern USA that leaves are the culprit. You will see in the following pictures. Let’s … Continue reading “1993 Mercury Grand Marquis,Wipers Do Not Park Properly”
This 2003 Ford Explorer came in with several complaints; the door ajar light stays on with the doors closed and the engine running, the dome and puddle lights stay on for ten minutes after exiting the vehicle, when locking the doors the doors will lock then unlock on their own and the alarm will go … Continue reading “2003 Ford Explorer Door Ajar Light Stays On”
It was and still is very common for the torque pins inside Ford and some Chrysler power window motors to fail. The following instructions are for repairing the motor once it is out of the door. A Ford motor is being shown. Chysler motors are similar but the gears are installed backwards. Remove the single … Continue reading “Replacing Torque Pins In Ford Power Window Motor”
After looking at diagrams I found that this Expedition uses vacuum controls to change door positions. I started looking for vacuum line problems under the hood and found the problem behind the battery. You can see the damaged section of the small plastic vacuum line, just slightly lower than center of the following picture. It … Continue reading “1998 Ford Expedition, No Air From Vents, Air Only Flows From Defrost”
Vehicle came in with customer complaint of rear a/c inop and the odometer / message center only has dashes displayed. This vehicle was a 2001 Ford Windstar but this repair applies to several years of Windstars. Having seen this problem before I checked to see if any fuses were blown and fuse number 10 was … Continue reading “2001 Ford Windstar Odometer, Cruise Control and Rear Blower Inop”
The engine cranks over normally and either stalls when put into any gear or fails to run at all. Checked codes and found no communication with engine computer. I also noted that during the stall condition or the no run condition that the service engine soon and door ajar indicator lights on the left side … Continue reading “1999 Taurus Cranks & Stalls When Put In Gear, No Run Condition”
Vehicle arrived with no tail or park lights. Customer stated that they work sometimes. As this is a very common problem with almost all Ford vehicles that have a pull knob type headlight switch I went straight to the problem and documented to help others. First I gained access to the headlight switch. I could … Continue reading “1994 Ford Crown Victoria, No Tail lights”
2001 Ford Ranger with automatic transmission came in with fuse #2 in the interior fuse block blowing for the customer daily. Customers main complaint was that the a/c would stop blowing when the fuse would blow. Inserted fused jumper wire that uses ATO/ATC fuses. Cheaper fuses to blow and can access wiring to do amp … Continue reading “2001 Ford Ranger, Fuse #2 Blows”