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Old Dec 15, 2014 | 07:34 PM
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NO 4X4!!

My girlfriend just got a 2000 f250 7.3. Went to use the 4wd for the first time the other night didn't wanna go into 4wd. No light no nothing. Pulled the electrical connector of the shift motor no power. Switched relays made no difference. Unplugged the switch on the dash cant get any power out of the connector there either. The light on the switch lights up with the dash lights but when I unplug the switch I cant get any power on my meter. Fuses are also all good. Any suggestions? The GEM possibly? Thanks!!
 
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Old Dec 16, 2014 | 01:11 PM
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I also found some broken wires and repaired them same thing afterwards. No power to the shift motor connector.
 
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Old Dec 16, 2014 | 11:57 PM
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Check it with some buddy else turning the switch. I believe the power is intermittent. You mitt need a motor.
 
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Old Dec 17, 2014 | 09:03 AM
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I was under the truck with a test light while she turned the switch for me. Still nothing. No power.
 
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Old Dec 17, 2014 | 02:52 PM
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I'm not good with wiring myself but start a new post and ask for wiring diagram of the circuit. There's guys on here that are good. And this has been trouble shooted before.
 
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Old Dec 17, 2014 | 03:14 PM
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Sounds good. Ill try that. Thanks!
 
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Old Dec 17, 2014 | 03:19 PM
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Eyeball fuses and repost findings.


No light on the dash for 4x4 could possibly mean bad 4x switch.


Check for power there first!


No power, go the other direction.


Just sayin.


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Old Dec 17, 2014 | 03:21 PM
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Reread, in a hurry sorry..............


You answered them, were your hubs locked into lock?


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Old Dec 17, 2014 | 03:33 PM
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Yeah tried it with them locked and unlocked. Same issue. Also made sure the solenoid on the fender was plugged in.
 
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Old Dec 17, 2014 | 03:37 PM
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coulnt you take the electric motor off the tcase and just lock the tcase in with vicegrips so she got 4x4
 
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Old Dec 17, 2014 | 04:01 PM
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Could but we don't really want to crawl under the truck everyday to put it in and out of 4wd in the snow.
 
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Old Dec 17, 2014 | 04:11 PM
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Doubt the switch is the problem, no 4x4 hi, no 4x4 low, no 2 wd what are the chances of all the switches going bad at the same time? broken wires on the frame is a little scary, back probe the wires on the motor when you push the 4wd or low, use a test light, see if you get juice there, all that goes through the GEM module, did you scan for codes? reset the module and see what happens
 
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Old Dec 17, 2014 | 04:20 PM
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Could but we don't really want to crawl under the truck everyday to put it in and out of 4wd in the snow.

I thought you neded to get it in 4x4 for an emergency because of the !!!! things.
 
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Old Dec 17, 2014 | 04:25 PM
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Still no power. Thats whats got me thinking the GEM possibly.
 
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Old Dec 17, 2014 | 04:35 PM
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Yea, that gets me alittle nervous as well, the switch sends the signal to the GEM, the Gem closes the relays for the motor to work. What were the wires on the frame you had trouble with? How did they break? could they have shorted against the frame? Is the Gem seeing the proper signals for the 4x4 to work?
 
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