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Since those steps are most certainly not a ford product and are aftermarket, I'm willing to bet says they have their own power and relays and switches wired direct to the batteries independent of the trucks electrical system. I would suggest following your main power leads from each battery and make sure everything is clean and not eaten up by rodents. Check all fuses! Gertrude (my 02 7.3 Excursion) has 2 fuse boxes, 1 under the hood and 1 under the steering wheel. All that being said, Excursions are notorious for the vehicle chassis computers going haywire and causing all sorts of electrical problems, even Gertrude has her gremlins and I've been putting off replacing mine for years now, if there is a direct major short within this box which is buried behind the fuse box under the steering wheel, I wouldnt put it past making everything else not want to work although that would be extreme as far as the extent of problems they are known to cause.
Electric fuel system. Cycle the key 5 times for 30 seconds. 7.3's should start up fine. Had an 02 that would go sometimes a year without starting but would fire right up. Transmission needed some time to prime though.Or it's been sitting 2 years and he needs to get the fuel system reprimed. He made it sound like theres no
X2 for Trenton but it’s Rancho Cucamonga he is on vineyard and 9th.
