5.0 85 GT

i have a new 97 cobra that i love, i was driving today through town going home, running fine, i was going 40 in 5th with the 4:10's at 1700 rpms range..car shuts off, lose power steering and no more brake feel, the accessories shut off...i pull over pop the hood, the belt is still on it...i crank it and it does everything perfect but turn over....it cranks but wont pop and turnover...

I had my buddy turn the key 3/4 of the way to see if i could hear the fuel pump running but i cant'....i got the factory key back because i was using the one the guy gave me that wasnt the factory key it wasnt chipped right.....by ford, instead by his repo neighbor...so i got the new key and tried it....does anyone have any idea??? we asked a ford mechanic and he said the wire under the column of the sterring wheel comes out under tension...so we are going to go and try it///.....

mfj

Your mechanic sounds correct... I wish I can be of more help, but I can't, provided the information that I was given...

5.0 85 GT

ok...like i said all the wires seemed in tact...is there anyway i can safely disconnect the PATS and get that thing up and running at least to my house or a shop?

5.0 85 GT

ok, its fixed now..the fuse box under the hood blew out fuse 20..or MAX 13 as it says...so i replaced thqat and it started right up

Mustang3GT07

Good to know it was a easy fix for ya!

5.0 85 GT

yea thank the lord..i was happy i was being cheap and didnt get it towed to the dealership...woof

orange1997GT

The same thing happened to me last summer. I replaced the fuse and it kept blowing, I brought it to a shop and there was a bunch of wires touching my o/r x pipe, and the wires burnt through. Check underneath your car, make sure nothings touching down there, cause new wires were like $300 with the install.

5.0 85 GT

danngg..ok ill check that

orange1997GT

Did you look? How'd it turn out? Cause my fuse kept blowing about every other day till I finally figured out there was a problem. And as soon as I read your OP, I knew what had happened, I didnt even have to keep reading to see where you said you blew a fuse lol.

5.0 85 GT

ahaha yea man you were my life saver... i still have to check my tranny wiring harnes...it has been raining for 3 days straight and the garage isnt big enough to get under the car..hopefully i can cehck it tom, but knock on wood the cobras been great so far...no more blown fuse..and i have one in my glove box just in case...ill keep you posted