lost power no gauges turns over no crank......wifey bitchin all the way to pick me up....getting manual for fuses anything else i need to look for ....cps? checked the harness on valve cover....seem tight.....

 

ignition switch possibly.... basically no power at all to instrument panel as well as ac controls on the dash....f

 

general ignition fuses and such checked out ok....batterys tight....basically died when driving down road would crankshaft position sensor give you a no power to dash? I am leaning toward ignition switch but any other possible diagnoses would be helpful....

 

Sounds like the notorious steering column short. There is a wire in the steering columns that get rubbed and eventually shorts out. I have personally had this problem, easy fix. Do a search for steering column short or something like that. You should have a blown fuse under the dash, forget which one. Someone more knowledgeable will chime in maybe with a link.

 

hope so.....and soon!!! truck sitting at bank parking lot and tropical depression heading into jackson soon!! lotta rain coming

 

Look at fuse #s 45 for OD over ride and 64 PCM /fuel bowl heater

 

all fuses good....towed home thank god only 2 miles 62 bucks now the fun starts....btw.. i do have headlights only turning over and no instrument panel gauges checked and unhooked batteries and let them sit a few minutes still nothing...still think its gonna be that shifter wire? I have a tuner with a scanner around just gotta find it, see if i can get any codes which I doubt i will but gotta start somewhere...

and after thinking and cursing, I looked on the bright side....1. only 1 mile from home 2. tropical depression coming in and instead of 100 degrees plus, its only 84 outside!!!

 

just put my scanner on the system... turned key on for the diagnostic to start but did not read the scanner ( it just sat there stating to turn key on to start diagnostics) so I am assuming it is in the ignition system... just another piece of the puzzle to add to narrow things down...

 

pulled steering cover off pretty easy inspected the said shifter wire and it looks good....ignition switch next culprit possibly?

 

What kind of scanner are you using?

No gauges/no OBDII port/no start sounds like fuel bowl heater fuse to me. Don't bother to check the fuse; just pull the wire off the fuel bowl heater, leave it off, and then replace the fuse with a new one. IIRC it's 30A amp at position 116 on the panel. Do not plug the heater wire back on until you get a good look at the heater element to see if it is shorted.

And enjoy the good weather while it lasts.

 

pulled that fuse and looked real close.... sure enough blown...gonna take a look at that heater wire...any where in particular in the bay to look by....need to put my ignition back in in the meantime...

 

heater is in the fuel bowl...very common to short out. i think...its a yellow plug in the back of the fuel bowl. i know its in the back...but i think its yellow. i live in the northeast and have had mine unplugged since it shorted...has not caused any cold start problems...even in the winter

 

Yup, unplug it and replace the fuse, and get a FORD heater to replace it.

The biggest reason to replace the heater is so small frozen particles don;t plug your fuel filter and you don't want a short in the electrical system.

You CAN run without the heater.... but you risk getting stuck with a plugged fuel filter. And in my experience don;t waste your money on an aftermarket heater.

 

well i unplugged something by the heater beside the IPR solenoid white 2 pronged connector....replaced fuse....gauges came to life cranked and ran for 2 seconds died and blew the fuse again....guess it wasnt the right plug perhaps? only 2 i see in that area around the fuel bowl....the plug and wires looked ok... anyway to check volts/ohms on that system? i have a volt/ohm meter but not very electrically inclined

 

It is in the very back/bottom of the fuel bowl itself. I can get a pic if needed.