02 trac no crank

[orlandotom]

While probing the inside fuse box with my test light for a spot to connect the hot wire for a CB radio, the engine just shut off and would not restart or even turn over.

All the electrical work: lights, radio, turn signals, etc.

In rethinking where I was when it shut off, I MAY have been probing #20 fuse which is the PCM and some lights(which work).

Could I have somehow shorted(?) the PCM out and it needs to be rebooted or something like that?

 

[429CJ-3X2]

Check fuse 19. That fuse being blown will prevent the engine from cranking, but everything else will work.

 

[orlandotom]

Thank you 429cj-3x2 for the suggestion. When I first opened the inside fuse box cover, there was not a fuse in #19 . My owners manual says #19 is "trailer tow park lamps" although I did install a fuse there to no avail.

HOWEVER, I once again inspected the fuse box and noticed there was no fuse in #10 which is both ignition and PATS but there was one next to it in #11 which is the subwoofer.

I took the one out of #11 , put it in #10 and viola it magically started.

Can it really have been that simple that in me searching around for a hot fuse for my CB that I put the fuse back in the wrong spot?

It appears so...PLEASE don't tell my wife, she will hold this silly error against me forever. Wives have a memory like an elephant.

 

[429CJ-3X2]

Don't feel bad. You're not alone. Here's my thread from 2 months ago on the same problem, and solution!

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=417265