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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mustang Guy" data-source="post: 94509" data-attributes="member: 13485"><p>Engine was just idling and it quit. Went to start it again and it would start but not run continuously when the key was returned to "run". It would start and run if I held the key in "start". I found that the 10 amp "lockout" fuse was blown so I replaced it with another 10 amp fuse. It then started and ran for about 30 seconds and there was a loud "pop" and it stopped. Then there was that all to familiar smell of burned electrical. I checked the fuse again and it was good, but it won't run now (back to the original issue). I pulled the instrument cluster and key switch. Switch tests good and there are no signs of short circuits or burned wiring. Could the control module be the problem? I've checked all the harnesses and they're good. I dug a little further behind the instrument cluster and found a timer (p/n 420-35877) that all the smoke leaked out of. This is supposed to be on a 2050, not a 2040. Hmm, do I have a 2040 with 2050 wiring? Can I just bypass this? Maybe I can do without it. I'm thinking I can jumper the two vertical terminals on the plug to take the timer out of the circuit, making it conform to the 2040 schematic. The pinouts for the control module remain the same. Thinking the module is good since the engine starts and will run as long as the key switch is held in the start position. Thoughts?</p></blockquote><p></p>