Hmmmmmmm...maybe it was a current limiter. I know the Ford service manager called it a resistor, but maybe it was nothing more than a fuse. It was a little gizmo, about 4-5 inches long, maybe an inch or so wide, that plugged inline right at the fan connector. I believe three wires went in to it. Ford finally took it out, since it kept melting. I guess that would make sense, if it really was a fusible link. As far as I can tell, they never replaced the original resistor, that was mounted inside the fan housing. That original resistor is the one that I am now trying to replace.
