Blown fuses
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Blown fuses
I keep blowing the 10 amp dash fuse in my 2001 F350 powerstroke. The lights go out on the dash, the tach stops, howevever the truck still cruises at about 2 MPH. There is no response when I push on the accelerator. Is this a throttle by wire or direct linkage? Could this be my problem? I have blown 3 fuses this summer. The fuses bloe during or shortly after starting the engine. Could it be caused by the glow plug relay? Any suggestions please?
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Wow, that might be a record shake n bake. This guy posts a problem that he has been having for months, probably caused him all sorts of problems, cost him lots of money, and just has him all tied up in knots. He posts his question, and within 3 minutes, you nail it! Thats good work man. Props to you too, RPM, you were only a minute late.
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Wow, that might be a record shake n bake. This guy posts a problem that he has been having for months, probably caused him all sorts of problems, cost him lots of money, and just has him all tied up in knots. He posts his question, and within 3 minutes, you nail it! Thats good work man. Props to you too, RPM, you were only a minute late.
I wonder if the OP fixed the issue yet? It's super easy. woodnthings made up a nice little write up. Here is a link.https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&p...M2Q5YjdmODQ4NQ
One nice thing about the 7.3 engine is that a couple of million trucks were made and many of them have a quarter million miles or more so there is a good chance that someone has experienced whatever issue you might have yourself. Combine that with a bunch of helpful folks on FTE and there is a solid knowledge base of solutions to draw from. We started a thread for common issues that have bitten a few of us over the years. Here is a link to that thread in case you are interested...
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...on-thread.html
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Also, look under the hood at the wiring harness that plugs above the drivers side valve cover, the box....look at wires going back to firewall, those wires were rubbing my valve cover and shorted out a fuse and killed my truck dead as a hammer....also found a rubbing area on the drivers side fender well where about 4 sets of harnesses plug up found one rubbing there as well....just a good PM check while looking for possible wire chaffing issues...
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Thanks for your help!
Thank you all so much for your help with this, I'm so grateful to you for sharing your knowledge!
I followed the tutorial that Shake'nBake posted, and did indeed find chaffing on the wire. I'm slightly concerned though, as the wearing didn't reveal a copper wire, but another wire that appeared to have a red casing on it. See photo:
Nevertheless, I did tape up the casing and reinstalled the steering. I took the truck for a ride around the block without incident. Hopefully that will do it, I guess only time will tell.
Do any of you happen to know of a similar type tutorial that shows how to change fuel filters?
Thanks again for all of your help!
PMPeine
I followed the tutorial that Shake'nBake posted, and did indeed find chaffing on the wire. I'm slightly concerned though, as the wearing didn't reveal a copper wire, but another wire that appeared to have a red casing on it. See photo:
Nevertheless, I did tape up the casing and reinstalled the steering. I took the truck for a ride around the block without incident. Hopefully that will do it, I guess only time will tell.
Do any of you happen to know of a similar type tutorial that shows how to change fuel filters?
Thanks again for all of your help!
PMPeine
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I bet there are a bunch of videos on YouTube if you want to search.
It's pretty easy. There is a yellow handle on the back of the fuel bowl, it rotates clockwise (looking down from the top) to drain the bowl. The fuel drains down a steel tube towards the forward part of the engine on the passenger side (under the A/C compressor...). Most people slide a piece of 3/8" hose over that tube and direct it to a catch can. If you don't do this, you will have fuel all over your driveway. About 16 oz comes out.
Unscrew the lid and pull out the old filter. The new filter will have two o-rings. The smaller o-ring goes on the filter, the larger o-ring on the lid. Lube them up with diesel fuel and re-install. Tighten just enough so you don't have any leaks, you don't have to crank it down with monster grip, just whatever seems reasonable. Turn the key on and check for leaks (without starting). It will take a couple of key cycles to re-pressurize the bowl...
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