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Old Nov 27, 2012 | 07:22 PM
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electrical glitch on multiple things

hellow i have a 2002 f150 4x4 ext cab with a 5.4 auto
i just replaced the starter and starter relay
ever since my 4x4 will not engage & the electric windows will only work with ignition on acc. and radio only works on acc. it all worked fine prior to the starter failure . help i am stumped
 
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Old Nov 28, 2012 | 06:25 PM
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I would first check all of the fuses in the power distribution box under the hood. If all is well, I would suspect the GEM module under the dash may be bad. It controls all of the electrical accessories.
 
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Old Nov 30, 2012 | 08:26 AM
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well I broke down and took it to the ford dealer . they found the trouble . its the ignition switch down on the fire wall . it sends the power to the the GEM module once the truck is started . i should have old trusty rusty back today .
i do apreiciate your attemps to help . it shure looks like alot of great info on this site .
 
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Old Nov 30, 2012 | 11:39 AM
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Glad you got it fixed.
 
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