Spinner
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Go to a few junkyards near a large city with a notebook and write down what you see (VINs, motor size and look at rear end size, there are 3). Expy 1st gens are everywhere and if you can find one totaled from the 'top' (i.e. no frame damage), just get you a new start and transfer your good interior stuff over from there. Rusted vehicles are money pits - (and dangerous) and these Expys are not all that expensive because they are plentiful. Junkyards are holding them a little longer since they are popular, long lived vehicles - the junkyards still have a brisk business for parts, for now.
Your original post sounds like someone gave up on the motor because the PATS shut down. Not, the PATS shut down after the motor locked up (if locked up). You may be pleasantly surprised if you can get some juice through the ignition system. Separately, about the PATS, I'd ask a Ford Dealer garage the price to reprogram your current key and vehicle to match. (You have clear title? This isn't a victim of car theft, perhaps?) Also, before you do that, make sure your key even has a chip (pry off corner of the black plastic key housing and check.) About 6 years ago, my physical key lobes wore down /wore out, and Ford Dealer wanted about $300 for new ignition cylinder and 2 new keys programmed to my vehicle. Instead, I went the aftermarket (Autozone this time), bought an ignition cylinder set w 2 keys with unprogrammed chips, and transferred the original chips from my old keys to the new ones and got through the whole process for under $40. But I didn't need Ford to reprogram anything. Also, if you do rebuild another Expy with parts from yours, the sensor, I heard, is in the steering column, so you need to think about that when transferring keys or blowing a lot of $$ on the programming of keys. You might just end up with a good 'new' set in your junkyard treasure. Good luck.
Your original post sounds like someone gave up on the motor because the PATS shut down. Not, the PATS shut down after the motor locked up (if locked up). You may be pleasantly surprised if you can get some juice through the ignition system. Separately, about the PATS, I'd ask a Ford Dealer garage the price to reprogram your current key and vehicle to match. (You have clear title? This isn't a victim of car theft, perhaps?) Also, before you do that, make sure your key even has a chip (pry off corner of the black plastic key housing and check.) About 6 years ago, my physical key lobes wore down /wore out, and Ford Dealer wanted about $300 for new ignition cylinder and 2 new keys programmed to my vehicle. Instead, I went the aftermarket (Autozone this time), bought an ignition cylinder set w 2 keys with unprogrammed chips, and transferred the original chips from my old keys to the new ones and got through the whole process for under $40. But I didn't need Ford to reprogram anything. Also, if you do rebuild another Expy with parts from yours, the sensor, I heard, is in the steering column, so you need to think about that when transferring keys or blowing a lot of $$ on the programming of keys. You might just end up with a good 'new' set in your junkyard treasure. Good luck.
) I thought to myself...I can figure this ford thing out...
