Q: Anti thrift lock on and want let car start
Had another motor put in the car started when Frist try started the second time put in gear to drive it shut down theft lock can on haven't start since the theft blInking really fast.
My car has 1500000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.
The Ford anti theft system requires a properly coded key for start and run this vehicle. If you have additional key then try to see if it works. If it does not then you will need to have a dealer with their special scanner to reprogram your keys in most cases this will work to reprogram the system.
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