My fuse#18 issue
Thank you all above for the input and things you found. I thought it would be appropriate to share my experience tracking this down on my 2003 Excursion.
Every single time I touched the brakes... *POW*, #18 blew. Started looking for obvious stuff, but nothing...
Saved me!
Sometimes Google and forums like this save the day. I was 175 miles from home for the weekend. Was fighting big city traffic when "POP!" followed by a sudden loss of power. Managed to limp my truck to my meeting. After the meeting, I did not see anything wrong, but the truck was...