[Shotimes] Electrical Fire: No Brakes

[Jim & Debbie Leyden]

That is correct.

The cruise control on a MTX is all within the ECM and uses the BOO input to
kill the cruise

Jim



-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Paul L Fisher
Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 11:41 AM
To: 'David Carmean'
Cc: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Electrical Fire: No Brakes

Notice the 1st article says the SHO is 2.3 L? I guess it only affects the
ATX SHO, not the MTX.


Paul L Fisher

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-----Original Message-----
From: David Carmean [mailto:dlc-sho@halibut.com] 
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 4:22 PM
To: Paul L Fisher
Cc: 'David Carmean'; 'Al & Angela'; shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Electrical Fire: No Brakes


Sorry, I guess there is no recall yet, but there are investigations
underway:

www.cnn.com/2005/US/06/16/ford.vehicles/index.html
www.cnn.com/2005/US/06/16/ford.vehicle.faq/index.html
www.cnn.com/2005/US/06/16/iowa.vehicle.fire/index.html




On Mon, Jul 11, 2005 at 04:16:44PM -0500, Paul L Fisher wrote:
> There is no recall on the Taurus. I just looked at www.nhtsa.gov and there
> are 5 for a '94 Taurus, none of them related to this. I thought Ford only
> recalled trucks for this?
> 
> 
> Paul L Fisher
> 
> Visit my website: http://www.paul-fisher.com
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> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of David Carmean
> Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 4:02 PM
> To: Al & Angela
> Cc: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Electrical Fire: No Brakes
> 
> This sounds like the exact problem that the recent cruise-control 
> switch recall was for.  You should be able to get Ford to pay for this.
> 
> 
> On Mon, Jul 11, 2005 at 04:33:52PM -0400, Al & Angela wrote:
> > Hello Shotimers,
> > 
> > Thank you for taking the time to read this.
> > 
> > The SHO was sitting in the drive way just after a drive to town.
> > I saw smoke coming from the hood.
> > 
> > I notice I had no brakes (pushed all the way down to the floor board).
> > 
> > I checked in my Helm's manual and couldn't find the name of the
> connection.
> > The manual didn't even show that something was connected to the master
> > cylinder underneath.
> > 
> > This is what I have.
> > 
> > Notice the fluid. (files are 40KB modem safe :)
> > http://www.saenzartworks.com/master_1.jpg
> > I believe the wire/connector was connected underneath the brake cylinder
> > (red).
> > That is brake fluid on the metallic part.
> > 
> > 
> > Burned connector
> > http://www.saenzartworks.com/master_2.jpg
> > 
> > 
> > I changed the master brake cylinder (MC) about 6 months ago.  I don't
> > remember connecting something underneath (stupid me).  My guess is I
> didn't
> > torque that part/sensor??? down enough.
> > 
> > I think I need a new wire harness.
> > What is that connection called (part on the MC)?
> > 
> > Thanks for your help.
> > 
> > Al
> > 94 ATX
> > 129K mls
> > 
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