I think someone is jerking your chain - unless Ford has been using some awful cheap parts lately. A generic relay with a steady current rating of 100 amps or more, and a 500 or more surge rating - will do fine and often cost $25 - sometimes less. My 85 Ford with the 6.9 still has the original relay, and so does my 82 Chevy with the 6.2 diesel. I've had a few controllers go bad over the years - but even that is rare. Usually the real problem is a sensor or inhibitor somewhere, but all gets blamed and changed - especially when a dealer - or non-diesel mechanic gets involved.
Hey . . . I just priced a new set of auto-hubs for my 94 Ford 4WD F250 and Ford gave me a price of over $900! That is truly amazing. I suppose Chevy would be just as bad - but it's of no consequence since I wouldn't pay $200, much less $900.
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Today's Featured Article - Third Brush Generators - by Chris Pratt. While I love straightening sheet metal, cleaning, and painting old tractors, I use every excuse to avoid working on the on the electrics. I find the whole process sheer mystery. I have picked up and attempted to read every auto and farm electrics book with no improvement in the situation. They all seem to start with a chapter entitled "Theory of Electricity". After a few paragraphs I usually close the book and go back to banging out dents. A good friend and I were recently discussing our tractor electrical systems when he stated "I figure it all comes back to applying Ohms Law". At this point
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