Accessory Relay being delayed?
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Accessory Relay being delayed?
I posted this in the Superduty forum on accadent and had no luck their so im moving it to here in hopes to find a solution.
When i get in my truck and turn my key weather its for glow plugs to charge or i actually start it, My windows and Wipers wont work. About 30 seconds to a minute later i will then hear my relay under my steering wheel "click" and then everything will work. I figured easy fix just switch the relay, well i got a new relay for it and it didnt fix it. Its like like for some reason my relay isnt getting power until a few seconds later. It never used to be like this, it just started one day out of no where.
Im not sure if its related to the day it rained and my window was cracked a little bit and i got something wet or whatnot. Any have a similar problem or anything? The Radio works as soon as i turn the key, and the door locks work with no key even. So im not sure what the wipers and windows have in common other then running off the same relay i suppose. But what would cause this relay do be lagging out?
I am about to change the wires on the fuse box with the horn or something or run them directly to the battery here soon If i cannot resolve this. Its rather irritating.
When i get in my truck and turn my key weather its for glow plugs to charge or i actually start it, My windows and Wipers wont work. About 30 seconds to a minute later i will then hear my relay under my steering wheel "click" and then everything will work. I figured easy fix just switch the relay, well i got a new relay for it and it didnt fix it. Its like like for some reason my relay isnt getting power until a few seconds later. It never used to be like this, it just started one day out of no where.
Im not sure if its related to the day it rained and my window was cracked a little bit and i got something wet or whatnot. Any have a similar problem or anything? The Radio works as soon as i turn the key, and the door locks work with no key even. So im not sure what the wipers and windows have in common other then running off the same relay i suppose. But what would cause this relay do be lagging out?
I am about to change the wires on the fuse box with the horn or something or run them directly to the battery here soon If i cannot resolve this. Its rather irritating.
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Can anyone tell me what all the Accessory Relay powers? And what powers the Accessory Relay??
Does anyone know what a "Battery Saver Relay" is, where its located, and what it powers??
Does anyone know what a "Battery Saver Relay" is, where its located, and what it powers??
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the power to the accessory relay comes from the GEM module. The radio and locks don't work off the same relay, that the windows and windshield wipers work off of. My Wipers and windows completly quit and had to replace the GEM.
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OK WEIRD. While i was testing fuse number 11 to see if gained power from key up I went to fuse #8 and saw it was blown. So i replaced it and all of a sudden it works now! I came in and checked the book, fuse #8 is for Radio and Head lamp switch illumination. Well my head lamp switch doesn't light up to begin with AND my radio always worked? But then again it isn't factory. But what does that have to do with my Windows and wipers turning on??
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