'98 f150 4.6L v8 4x4
I was putting in a remote starter in the truck and aparently I must have messed something up in the process. I was in the middle of figuring out which door lock and unlock wires were (i was looking at a wire diagram). So I wasn't touching anything when all of a sudden the truck cranked for about 2 secs and quit. I went to start the truck and it'll crank but it wont start. I removed what I had done with the remote stater, tried again and the same. Long story short I need to reset the computer. After finding out myself and reading around the forum I can't just unplug the battery. My question is can I use a scanner from like NAPA or Checker to reset the computer or do I need to bring it to a dealer and have them do it ?

 

What you are talking about is a reflash that the dealer has to do. From what you have described I would bet you blew a fuse.

 

why cant you just unplug the bat?

take off the neg cable and turn on the headlights to make sure it is dead.

 

well the good news is it was just a fuse. I thought to check the fuel pump fuse but it wasn't until Torkum mention it being a fuse that I thought to check the computer(PCM) fuse and that was it.