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Turns out my 6.0L had the same wires chewed, but I didn't know it at the time. (plug located on passenger side behind main battery)
I was on the highway at night, going 70mph, then "wrench" light came on, truck started hesitating every 4 seconds, like not getting fuel, choking. When I slowed to 55, it went to every 5 or so seconds. The slower I'd go the longer between "chokes." I didn't want to stop, it was dark and no one was around. Kept it at 55 to get closer to my city.
Then I lost dash/tail lights. Then ABS light came on dash, then radio lights started fluctuating. I turned off everything but headlights, which started getting dimmer, finally off, then engine died.
I hope I didn't ruin anything major by running it until I had no power but I did make it to within 5 miles of my town, and to where there was more traffic. It was an 80 mile trip, trouble started after 60 miles, and it made it 15 miles after the trouble started.
After towing home I found the rat nest/chewed wires. I removed the plug and saw that 4 wires went into plug and ended. The green with brown stripe went into the plug, out the back and looped back into the wiring harness. So I figured I didn't need the plug (wires chewed to close to plastic to splice), so I taped off the ends of the other wires, and connected the gr/br wire to restore its loop.
I charged up the batteries, started truck (no more "wrench" light, but check engine light on), and it idled fine, no choking. I turned if off, and when I tried to start it again the batteries were too low to start.
I have looked superficially for other chewed wires, don't see any.
I will clean battery cables/connections, recharged, and try again.
Hoping a battery or my alternator isn't fried.
Please help with following:
1) PLEASE let me know if I may have ruined anything by running it until it had no more power.
2) WHAT does that green wire with brown strip go to and would that wire have caused my electrical power to die? (If not I have to keep looking for chewed wires)
3) Any other tips on what to do is appreciated!
Turns out my 6.0L had the same wires chewed, but I didn't know it at the time. (plug located on passenger side behind main battery)
I was on the highway at night, going 70mph, then "wrench" light came on, truck started hesitating every 4 seconds, like not getting fuel, choking. When I slowed to 55, it went to every 5 or so seconds. The slower I'd go the longer between "chokes." I didn't want to stop, it was dark and no one was around. Kept it at 55 to get closer to my city.
Then I lost dash/tail lights. Then ABS light came on dash, then radio lights started fluctuating. I turned off everything but headlights, which started getting dimmer, finally off, then engine died.
I hope I didn't ruin anything major by running it until I had no power but I did make it to within 5 miles of my town, and to where there was more traffic. It was an 80 mile trip, trouble started after 60 miles, and it made it 15 miles after the trouble started.
After towing home I found the rat nest/chewed wires. I removed the plug and saw that 4 wires went into plug and ended. The green with brown stripe went into the plug, out the back and looped back into the wiring harness. So I figured I didn't need the plug (wires chewed to close to plastic to splice), so I taped off the ends of the other wires, and connected the gr/br wire to restore its loop.
I charged up the batteries, started truck (no more "wrench" light, but check engine light on), and it idled fine, no choking. I turned if off, and when I tried to start it again the batteries were too low to start.
I have looked superficially for other chewed wires, don't see any.
I will clean battery cables/connections, recharged, and try again.
Hoping a battery or my alternator isn't fried.
Please help with following:
1) PLEASE let me know if I may have ruined anything by running it until it had no more power.
2) WHAT does that green wire with brown strip go to and would that wire have caused my electrical power to die? (If not I have to keep looking for chewed wires)
3) Any other tips on what to do is appreciated!
Thank you all so much!!!
Probably hurt the batteries, might have hurt the alternator (they go hand-in-hand many times, or one right after the other), possibly harmed the FICM which in turn can possibly hurt the electrical side of injectors...
Turns out my 6.0L had the same wires chewed, but I didn't know it at the time. (plug located on passenger side behind main battery)
I was on the highway at night, going 70mph, then "wrench" light came on, truck started hesitating every 4 seconds, like not getting fuel, choking. When I slowed to 55, it went to every 5 or so seconds. The slower I'd go the longer between "chokes." I didn't want to stop, it was dark and no one was around. Kept it at 55 to get closer to my city.
Then I lost dash/tail lights. Then ABS light came on dash, then radio lights started fluctuating. I turned off everything but headlights, which started getting dimmer, finally off, then engine died.
I hope I didn't ruin anything major by running it until I had no power but I did make it to within 5 miles of my town, and to where there was more traffic. It was an 80 mile trip, trouble started after 60 miles, and it made it 15 miles after the trouble started.
After towing home I found the rat nest/chewed wires. I removed the plug and saw that 4 wires went into plug and ended. The green with brown stripe went into the plug, out the back and looped back into the wiring harness. So I figured I didn't need the plug (wires chewed to close to plastic to splice), so I taped off the ends of the other wires, and connected the gr/br wire to restore its loop.
I charged up the batteries, started truck (no more "wrench" light, but check engine light on), and it idled fine, no choking. I turned if off, and when I tried to start it again the batteries were too low to start.
I have looked superficially for other chewed wires, don't see any.
I will clean battery cables/connections, recharged, and try again.
Hoping a battery or my alternator isn't fried.
Please help with following:
1) PLEASE let me know if I may have ruined anything by running it until it had no more power.
2) WHAT does that green wire with brown strip go to and would that wire have caused my electrical power to die? (If not I have to keep looking for chewed wires)
3) Any other tips on what to do is appreciated!
Thank you all so much!!!
I can get the diagram posted but need to know what year. You user profile does not have it listed.
You may want to edit that so people can tell what you have. You can also add it to your signature.
That is if you want to. Anyway if you post the year I can get the correct diagram for the plug with
the jumper loop. That plug with the look is for if you had the dual alternator system.
2 things to do right now are charge the batteries and have then and the alternator tested.
m-chan says that gn/bn loop is for the dual alt set up.
I found Fox urine cures the critter woes.
Well and how the heck are you getting a fox to pee in a cup? Tell him/her there is now mandatory drug testing for anything on your property?! Then what, you pour it on all your wire looms, or just over the whole engine???
Thank you Yahiko! I don't know what happened, I used to have my pic and truck info on my profile. I'll re-add. It's a 2007 6.0L F250. Bullet proofed, SCT
Thank you Benchwrench!
That would explain why my batteries weren't being charged.
I can't believe I made it 75 miles.
And I'm with Diesel Dan...HOW???!!! LOL!
Then what, you pour it on all your wire looms, or just over the whole engine??? 
