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May 19, 2016 | 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by yelbike

Took the ecm out today, opened it up and found a bad transistor, physically burnt, darkened area on the board. Found one at a local wrecker, $100. Not bad bad i thought. Stuck it in but than it would start so I'm positive it needs to be programmed by a dealer. I have an appointment friday morning.

Yep. Sometime in the 2001 to 2004 year range, Ford moved the PATS (Passive Anti-Theft) module to the PCM. Too bad you did not get the keys with that PCM; you would have been good to go, along with the ignition switch and door/tailgate cylinders.
My son did this with his truck; he velcro'd the key on the inside of the steering column that came with the PCM that he bought as a replacement, but kept his original ignition switch and other cylinder locks. Worked well, minus the "security".