My trucks been acting funny when it rains, I figure it's the gem module getting wet. Take it to my ford dealer and they say the central fuse panel is getting wet and they can't open it to see how bad and it's a 2000my only part that's discontinued from ford.







Anybody have an idea? Or have one for sale? Or know of a company the rebuilds them? My truck has been sitting for a week and I'm bummed! Help!!

 

Yea I have replaced quite a few of them, they burn up inside from moisture, I didn't realize they dont make them any more, let me look around.

 

do you have what the original Ford Part or Engineering # would be? I'm sure there are still plenty out there in the dealer/warehouse network, usually you have just a lazy parts guy.

 

You'd think a part like this would be stacked like cord wood in some dusty warehouse. But I've looked at other sites and this has been obsolete for almost 8-10 years... Really don't want a "maybe it works, maybe it don't" crapola from E-bay.. I'd like to find a place that can refurbish it.. Or clean it up as best I can and try to seal up my windshield.. Maybe craft up some type of water deflector and slam it back home and call it a day..

 

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Not a dealer in the county has one.

 

Well this makes me nervous about my 2000. I haven't had the opportunity to get it out in really bad rain.

What's your trick do or not do in the rain?
Any ways to prevent this?
Will a SuperDuty GEM and or Fuse Box fit?

 

maybe us that dont have a defective one can put it in tupperware somehow to protect

 

My best bet would be to call an LKQ and see if they have in used in their nationwide network. I guess I ought to start looking for a spare, mine quit powering the OBD-II port and the bottom lighter, same circuit.

 

Ok, let's not all be dicks and buy them up before Miko can get one at least. Can we not at least get him one first

 

Imma start a fusebox jacking ring, Pull you over, knock you over the head and gank your fusebox...

 

Seems like there are better things to take on an X... just saying lol.

 

Parts made from unobtainium are always in demand

 

If you drill out just the end of the bits circled in red, just to the threads, you should be able to open up the fuse box (they're kind of like rivets.) Then get a good can of electrical contact cleaner and a toothbrush and clean to your hearts desire! tough corrosion can be worked on with a piece of scotchbrite or similar.

 

Those look like threaded inserts that hold the harness in place.

 

They are the hold down points for the harness, that's why you don't want to remove the threads just the shoulder before the threads start. They also hold the fuse box halves together using that shoulder