So the wire in my column started shorting out again and popping the fuse....but one of my workers swapped it out with a 30 amp and it popped the big long rectangle weird looking fuse and something else....I. Changed the bad fuses but still no go ....is there another fuse in the system ? I don't have an owners manual to check. ( 2002 f250 7.3l)

 

Any idea what wire is shorting? Ignition?

 

Pretty sure cruise control wire....have taped up now and new fuses but no gauges no throttle

 

Power at fuses

 

Not cruise control.....overdrive wire

 

Download an owner's manual, link is in my signature.

Plug "F45" into the SEARCH box above. Very common.

 

Yes I know all about fuse 45 but replacing fuse isn't working now

 

Then your idiot employee who put a 30A fuse in there probably burned out a trace in the fuse box or some other small current link in the circuit. There's a reason that that specific values of fuses are used - to prevent such a preventable failure.

 

Yes I am aware of the reason for certain amps but where do I go from here

 

It's is not the shifter and wires ....swapped them and no change

 

we could probally talk you thru testing the hot side of the circut to the first fuse pin and testing the resistance of the load side of the fuse pin...but I am getting a sense that you are better off finding someone with the right tools and experience to help you.

a clue is you will need a fuse extender, a multi meter, and quite possibly a fuse socket tester, and about 10 feet of wire, and a few of the properly rated fuses.

the deal is if you burned out the hot side of the trace which powers the fuse...you can work around that. but if you burned out the load side....major work.

 

You are correct in that I am not a trained technician , but I am a farmer which means I can figure anything out. What I need is a wiring diagram for the number 45 fuse circuit so I can see what wires to follow

 

Snap on computer senses pedal functions and finds error in p0603 internal control Mosul KAM

 

Sorry module

 

No communication with guages or pcm