Bad GEM or Bad Ignition Switch?
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Bad GEM or Bad Ignition Switch?
'97 F150 Scab 4.6 auto 2WD
Check me out on this: factory radio plays & key-in chime sounds with ignition switch off & key removed. This results in dead battery in a few days time. I’ve had it in, previous to the phantom radio/door chime occurrence, to the only pro mechanic that I trust and he pulled down the GEM and it was uncorroded and dry. He said that it looked good to him since he has seen bad ones before.
Question: shouldn’t I throw $20 Ignition switch at it (versus $200+ GEM cost) to cure this 2 yr dead battery PITA?
Thanks for your help.
Check me out on this: factory radio plays & key-in chime sounds with ignition switch off & key removed. This results in dead battery in a few days time. I’ve had it in, previous to the phantom radio/door chime occurrence, to the only pro mechanic that I trust and he pulled down the GEM and it was uncorroded and dry. He said that it looked good to him since he has seen bad ones before.
Question: shouldn’t I throw $20 Ignition switch at it (versus $200+ GEM cost) to cure this 2 yr dead battery PITA?
Thanks for your help.
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Now There's No Power to Starter
First of all - Joe thanks for your reply. Do you know if the start circuit goes through the GEM? I haven't replaced the switch yet - so I'm still wondering if it is the real culprit and not the GEM. Its just I see so many posts about bad GEM problems and none about a bad switch. Maybe this problem of no power to starter circuit would isolate it to one or the other.
What do you think?
What do you think?
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Turns out there was 2 problems: no power to starter was bad firewall solenoid & spooky radio/key-in chime was a bad GEM. Solenoid would only click and failed during the GEM - I/P fuse block trouble shoot. Replaced GEM with one from '98 and no problems with it this last week.
Thanks for the help.
Thanks for the help.
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