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Have a 1998 Eddie Bauer Explorer with OEM Radio, a while back the time, station, ect., display went out, but would come back on once in a while. Now it is out all the time. I pulled radio and took circuit board out, had heard that sometimes the Ford radio was notorious for heating up and...

Limey 2471 You still out there, got an update on my Explorer. Today I finally got around to checking it out, I now have the speedometer cluster, radio, message center, rear integrated control panel, CD changer in center console pulled and disconnected. Instrument cluster blows fuse 25 when I...

Limey 2471 Yeah, I disconnected the wire controlling the drivers door window, but, as I recall, after I did it, everything still worked, going to disconnect the CD and see what happens. There is like a rubber housing between the car and the door that has the wires in it, is this where you...

Yet another GEM module issue Limey 2471 well, finially got around to pulling all the access panels and the speedometer cluster, with the radio and everything surrounding the radio bezel unplugged, and all connections to instrument cluster unplugged, I put a 10A fuse in the power distribution...

bandit11 saw a thread on yahoo answers where a Ford Tech with 30 years exp. and all the quals. supposedly said that 1998 and earlier Explorers did not have to have GEM programmed.

Found a series of Videos on U Tube on removing Instrument Cluster, guy must be a Ford Tech. Anyways, for anyone interested in removing the above, type in your search browser, How to remove instrument cluster on (whatever, I typed in 98 Ford Explorer) U Tube. He had a separate video for...

Well, I am going to try and get to the speedo, not sure how to remove all the paneling around it, I see 3 screws in the part in front of the glass, looks like the rest must pop out, hope I don't screw this up, maybe U Tube has some videos on removing paneling.

Limey2471, update, I was wrong in saying everything worked on instrument cluster, just went to gas station to put some gas in it, first time its been out of my driveway in months, anyways, everything in instrument cluster works except speedometer, also I stopped by Discount Auto Parts to see if...

Limey 2471 Everything on my instrument cluster works, all gauges and lights come on when key is turned on. All the fuses that are blowing are 3 in the inside fuse box, #25-a 7.5A goes to GEM-Instrument Cluster-Secure Lock, #34-a 7.5A goes to Rear Integrated control panel-CD, and #36-a 7.5A to...

Gem location Have a 98 Eddie Bauer 4.0L OHVC 4x4, is the GEM located on left side of radio compartment? Want to check it out, keep blowing same four fuses, a/c,wipers, windows, info center, interior lights don't work, all exterior lights, radio, seats and mirrors work fine. Not a mechanic, so...