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Old Apr 14, 2015 | 08:41 PM
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Wires chewed through..... Again!

I have got to move out of the woods...

Squirrels chewed through both fuseable links going to the starter solenoid on the passengers firewall. Also, on both sides of a connector just above it and near the heater blower (I believe).

I've attached a picture but it was late and not sure you can make it out well.

My question is where do I get the fuseable link and can i just crimp it in?

Also, what is that connector to? Three wires in and out.

Thanks for the help guys.
 
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Old Apr 14, 2015 | 08:44 PM
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Maybe a better picture:


 
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Old Apr 14, 2015 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by MSP-F250
I have got to move out of the woods...

Squirrels chewed through both fuseable links going to the starter solenoid on the passengers firewall. Also, on both sides of a connector just above it and near the heater blower (I believe).

I've attached a picture but it was late and not sure you can make it out well.

My question is where do I get the fuseable link and can i just crimp it in?

Also, what is that connector to? Three wires in and out.

Thanks for the help guys.

I think I told you before. Like my buddy who had a 6.4 with 200 miles on it and got charged $4k to repair his......... He bought a high dollar BB Gun and .22 Cal Both with High Dollar Scopes. Your hard pressed to find one around his property.. They even chewed his mirror housings all to hell.
 
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Old Apr 14, 2015 | 09:50 PM
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Sunflower seeds a five gallon bucks of water and a 2x4 will solve the problem
 
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Old Apr 14, 2015 | 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by mjtpolice76
Sunflower seeds a five gallon bucks of water and a 2x4 will solve the problem


For some reason your post brings Wiley Coyote to mind.......
 
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Old Apr 14, 2015 | 10:41 PM
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Animal shelter ... Adopt a few cats . Larger young cats will do the trick ....
Oh , repair the wiring while at it . You can buy fuse link at parts stores , crimp and heat shrink will work .
 
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Old Apr 14, 2015 | 11:06 PM
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Animal shelter ... Adopt a few cats . Larger young cats will do the trick ....
Oh , repair the wiring while at it . You can buy fuse link at parts stores , crimp and heat shrink will work .
Thanks JWC. Any idea what that connector is to?

One of the wires is chewed off right at the base and unless i can figure out how to get it out, there's not enough to work with to crimp. Not the fuse link, but the black connector in upper part of picture.
 
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Old Apr 14, 2015 | 11:28 PM
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You can bypass the connector , do away with it . No . It will not be factory , But it will be OK . . Not sure what the connector is to . I work on Many farm trucks ... Wiring is a constant battle .
 
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Most of our Ford connectors will come apart. The little red thing is a locking device that pulls out the mating side, allowing the pins to then slip out the rear of the connector.

This may be one of those connectors.

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Old Apr 15, 2015 | 06:48 AM
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Originally Posted by whitetmw
I think I told you before. Like my buddy who had a 6.4 with 200 miles on it and got charged $4k to repair his......... He bought a high dollar BB Gun and .22 Cal Both with High Dollar Scopes. Your hard pressed to find one around his property.. They even chewed his mirror housings all to hell.
Pellets work wonders too....I generally give them a good two pump whelp on the rump the first time.

Originally Posted by mjtpolice76
Sunflower seeds a five gallon bucks of water and a 2x4 will solve the problem
I have all of that on hand. Please fill in the blanks...

Originally Posted by bigb56
For some reason your post brings Wiley Coyote to mind.......
HaHaHa Awesome... That's what it will be like here....
 
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Old Apr 15, 2015 | 06:56 AM
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Fill bucket. Layer seeds on top of the water. Prop 2x4 up to the bucket as a ramp. Watch them climb up and dive it in enjoy the seeds. The rest is history because they can't swim or get out. Kind of inhumane, but they are rodents that are destroying your property!

I got rid of two family of chipmunks digging into my foundation last summer with this method.
 
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Old Apr 15, 2015 | 03:39 PM
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Don't need to fill the bucket... half full works just as well and is easier to carry.
 
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Old Apr 15, 2015 | 10:23 PM
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That connector goes to the igition. Its the last thing plugged up before your truck was started and driven off the assembly line :-)
 
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Old Apr 16, 2015 | 08:42 AM
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A Browning Buckmark and a Aimpoint solved most of my varmint problems!!

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Originally Posted by Superduty ROCKS
That connector goes to the igition. Its the last thing plugged up before your truck was started and driven off the assembly line :-)
Thanks for the input guys. I got the fuseable link taped up and another 14 gauge wire to the solenoid repaired temporarily, just to see if i could start it. I didn't get the connector repaired at all, it looks like it goes to the air conditioning system.

Truck started and ran fine so I'm not sure what those three wires in that connector is operating though.

I'll either get it fixed this weekend, go to the junk yard and scavenge one, or just jump around it with crimps like JWC previously suggested.

As well, I'm going kill me some climbing rodents... Full nest built under the turbo in the valley. It's funny (now), last week I saw a squirrel running through the woods several times carrying a mouth full of leaves, headed towards the driveway before I lost him. I just thought he was ignorant for not getting the acorns alone without all the leaves... I guess we know who was ignorant now.
 
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