Antitheft Module - Inoperative
83ford9Article No. 83-18-6
ANTI-THEFT MODULE INOPERATIVE RESULTING FROM CONNECTOR CONTAMINATION
FORD ALL - 1983
LINCOLN-MERCURY ALL - 1983
An inoperative anti-theft system on 1983 vehicles built before July 1, 1983, may be caused by the anti-theft module which has solder flux contamination present on the printed circuit board edge connector.
Prior to performing system diagnostics and/or module replacement, clean the printed circuit connector and the mating connector with a cloth saturated with denatured alcohol.
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