So that panel I took a picture of had nothing to do with it. Taking it apart and cleaning off all the "corrosive" bits only led me to not have A/C. I think I know the culprit for that...thanks for the suggestion though! Only cost me about a hundred dollars in parts and 2 days and a half days...
Anyways it was my passenger side mirror. In an attempt to clear up all the leaks I took it apart before that and noticed that a ground had detached. I hooked it up and my automatic mirrors worked again! For whatever reason when that grown is connected it will blow fuses. So...I'm disconnecting it and covering it and not having automatic mirrors on the right side. End of story. Good luck to anyone else who reads this and is trying to troubleshoot. My only suggestion to you is to CTRL Z (undo) any electrical changes you've made no matter how minute and see if it helps the situation.
Things I learned. The little silver fuses are in fact circuit breakers and you can find them at Autozone/discount auto. They have ones labeled for 'ford' and they have ones where you can break off the ends to make them the size you need (universal breakers).
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HSR/MSR/CR/CLR all refer to the air conditioning system. HSR= High speed relay. MSR= Medium Speed Relay. CR- Condenser relay CLR- CLutch Relay .
The difference between a 4 pole and a 3 pole solenoid is the 3 pole will be grounded to the body of the vehicle directly. The 4th pole on the solenoid will be for hooking up the grounding wire to your electric system or to the body I suppose. Don't quote me on that.
The solenoid in the pictures I posted are Continuous Duty solenoids vs a starter solenoid. You can pry back the tabs and open them and clean them out. For mine I had to heat up tabs that were soldiered into place. The casing up top is made of plastic so over tightening it will most likely cause it to break
. Mine was in fact an old white rodgers and when I opened it all the contact points where dirty and the inside was just as rusted as the outside.
Something random I thought of is if you are troubleshooting blown fuses-go to a junk yard and pull as many fuses from those panels. Fuses can get pricey really quick and if you are blowing through them you might as well get em cheap...or free if you know what I mean.
If you find the model number for your A/C unit you can usually find a diagram of what the manufacturer suggests for installation. Mine was a little different from their but it helped quit a bit.
The two flasher relays I was referring to were for the flashers but one is for hazards and one is for the turning indicators. I have noticed that the electronic ones keep my indicators blinking a more normal rate (the older ones would click really slowly)
I think that's all the 'knowledge' I can pass on. Be well and good luck!
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