# Any Ford or Lincoln techs on here? 5.4 V8 No Start HELP **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [October 18, 2010, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-ford-or-lincoln-techs-on-here-5-4-v8-no-start-help/255109 "2010-10-18T13:00:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 19
**Author:** ![Built\_Not\_Bought](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f08c70/32.png) [@Built\_Not\_Bought](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Built_Not_Bought)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 6:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-ford-or-lincoln-techs-on-here-5-4-v8-no-start-help/255109/19 "2010-10-21T06:14:59Z")
> [@nothing like a new "cadalaconvereter" to make a car really fast](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nothing-like-a-new-cadalaconvereter-to-make-a-car-really-fast/36003/6): > > if ya dropped the column ya prolly unplugged the p.a.t.s encoder therefore erasing all the codes for the fob and causin your problems BINGO!! I know thats exactly what happened… Unfortunatelly I found that out the hard way I have a 99 and a 98 well the 99 is now in the same situation just by unplugging the pats. off to the dealer it goes just gotta get it on the road first… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-ford-or-lincoln-techs-on-here-5-4-v8-no-start-help/255109)._