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Old May 25, 2012 | 05:04 PM
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I have a 2001 F F 150. Just a V6 and I just put in a fatermarket stereo. Now my park lights and taillights stay on. The only way I can get them to turn of is undo my battery cable. Any help would be awsome. Im on my last thread and am about to just sell this truck. I love fords but this is ruining it for me.
 
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Old May 25, 2012 | 06:06 PM
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You need to let a pro look at your installation. You have cross wired it.
 
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Old May 25, 2012 | 08:53 PM
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You tied the running light wire to the radio on your truck to constant +12v on the radio.
 
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Old May 26, 2012 | 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Lead Head
You tied the running light wire to the radio on your truck to constant +12v on the radio.
thank you I did tire the running light wire into the 12V constant. Thank you.
 
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Old May 26, 2012 | 09:33 PM
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What would cause my F 150 to stall out when i hit the brakes to stop or when I shift into reverse. I also had it stall out when i made a turn and had to hit the brakes and my wheels where still turned. I checked the adjusted the Idle. I have tried multipule things.
 
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Maybe trans diode is cooked? Did this just occur after rewiring the radio?
 
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Old May 27, 2012 | 07:11 PM
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Maybe trans diode is cooked? Did this just occur after rewiring the radio?
No this was happening before the rewiring. I got the wireing fixed. Everything on that end is good. When this happens it seems like my engine is stalling or the idle is to low.
 
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Old May 30, 2012 | 09:58 AM
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Look closely for damaged cracked vacuum hoses/PCV. Clean and check for loose intake parts/manifold.
 
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