Ford Repair: ANTI-THEFT ON 1997 MALIBU, blown head gasket, ford section


Question
HOW DO I DISABLE OR REPAIR THE ISSUE WITH THE ANTI-THEFT COMING ON ON MY 1997 MALIBU? ITS INTERMITTENT AND CAN LAST UP TO 25 MINUTES AT A TIME IVE BEEN STUCK AT A PARKING LOT AFTER SHOPPING FOR TWO HOURS AND MY ICE CREAM MELTED........................WHAT CAN I CHECK FOR OR UN-HOOK TO STOP IT FROM ACTIVATING? OR COULD IT BE THE KEY ITSELF? I GOT THIS KEY FROM DEALER AND THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED SINCE IVE HAD THE CAR I HAVE JUST BEEN PUTTING UP WITH IT AS I HAVE NOT TAKEN LONG TRIPS WITH IT, I HAD A NEW ENGINE PUT IN LAST YEAR HOPING IT WOULD FIX THIS ISSUES PLUS THE ISSUE OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, THUS ISSUE STILL HAPPENING WITH ANTI-THEFT?.

I WAS TOLD I COULD CLIP THE WHITE WIRE ON KEY IGNITION?? BUT THEN AGAIN WAS TOLD TO FIND THE SEPARATE SHUT OFF SOME WHERE ELSE??

PLEASE HELP ITS BEEN A YEAR SINCE IVE HAD ICE CREAM NOW............

THANKS
ROBERT

Answer
first of all your in a ford section-but is your antitheft light coming on intermittently if so you can probably replace key cylinder and antitheft sensor ring-reprogam and be ok. there is no seperate shutoff and you can't just go cutting wires-i would have it repaired by a reputable garage. good luck