chewed wire ?!
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chewed wire ?!
A mouse or worse, a squirrel has chewed into a small green wire loop that's located under the passenger side battery on my '06.
It looks like a green wire w/ brown stripe. It's a jumper wire plug.
Anyone know what circuit they chewed?
again, the plug/ jumper is a GN/BN loop.
Stupid Squirrels
It looks like a green wire w/ brown stripe. It's a jumper wire plug.
Anyone know what circuit they chewed?
again, the plug/ jumper is a GN/BN loop.
Stupid Squirrels
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The reason how I found the nawed wire is because the battery has an insulative wrap that I found to have a hole chewed in it. I had to remove the battery to fix the wrap , that's when I discovered this chewed gn/bn loop wire on a plug.
It looks like it was designed for an option that would plug into a round 6 pin? plug. The 5-6 wires that feed this plug are small wires that look that they would just carry a sensor signal or possibly an amp or two. This comes out of a larger harness that is strapped all along the passenger side fender.
It looks like it was designed for an option that would plug into a round 6 pin? plug. The 5-6 wires that feed this plug are small wires that look that they would just carry a sensor signal or possibly an amp or two. This comes out of a larger harness that is strapped all along the passenger side fender.
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I did solder & heat shrink the repair then covered & taped with an inch of wire loom.
maybe need to spray around with ghost pepper or something.
Since the wires were so small, didn't think the second alt. option would apply.
maybe need to spray around with ghost pepper or something.
Since the wires were so small, didn't think the second alt. option would apply.
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I may be wrong but I believe that it is a wire for the daytime running light module that could be added to US trucks (it comes standard in Canada).
As you probably have noticed, we here in the US don't typically have daytime running lights on our SuperDuty trucks.
As you probably have noticed, we here in the US don't typically have daytime running lights on our SuperDuty trucks.
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I have seen that jumper and don't have any idea what it hooks up to what.
is most likely not part of that. M-chan or Cheezit would likely know what it is. Need to ask one of them.
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It's getting to be that time of year where the critters around me are getting busy. Over the years they have pretty much chewed up all the insulation in my 6.0 engine bay.
I have found acorns stashed in nooks in crannies in the engine.
I have found grass and leaves crammed in front of the air filter, once they even began chewing on the air filter.
Have found one wire where the began gnawing through the insulation on the passenger side.
Sure would like to find a sure fire way to keep the critters out of the engine bay, as Ex stays outside in the driveway.
Has anyone put some kind of screen at the cold air intake to the air filter? Stock setup.
I have found acorns stashed in nooks in crannies in the engine.
I have found grass and leaves crammed in front of the air filter, once they even began chewing on the air filter.
Have found one wire where the began gnawing through the insulation on the passenger side.
Sure would like to find a sure fire way to keep the critters out of the engine bay, as Ex stays outside in the driveway.
Has anyone put some kind of screen at the cold air intake to the air filter? Stock setup.
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It's getting to be that time of year where the critters around me are getting busy. Over the years they have pretty much chewed up all the insulation in my 6.0 engine bay.
I have found acorns stashed in nooks in crannies in the engine.
I have found grass and leaves crammed in front of the air filter, once they even began chewing on the air filter.
Have found one wire where the began gnawing through the insulation on the passenger side.
Sure would like to find a sure fire way to keep the critters out of the engine bay, as Ex stays outside in the driveway.
Has anyone put some kind of screen at the cold air intake to the air filter? Stock setup.
I have found acorns stashed in nooks in crannies in the engine.
I have found grass and leaves crammed in front of the air filter, once they even began chewing on the air filter.
Have found one wire where the began gnawing through the insulation on the passenger side.
Sure would like to find a sure fire way to keep the critters out of the engine bay, as Ex stays outside in the driveway.
Has anyone put some kind of screen at the cold air intake to the air filter? Stock setup.
I feel your pain, see post #35
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It's getting to be that time of year where the critters around me are getting busy. Over the years they have pretty much chewed up all the insulation in my 6.0 engine bay.
I have found acorns stashed in nooks in crannies in the engine.
I have found grass and leaves crammed in front of the air filter, once they even began chewing on the air filter.
Have found one wire where the began gnawing through the insulation on the passenger side.
Sure would like to find a sure fire way to keep the critters out of the engine bay, as Ex stays outside in the driveway.
Has anyone put some kind of screen at the cold air intake to the air filter? Stock setup.
I have found acorns stashed in nooks in crannies in the engine.
I have found grass and leaves crammed in front of the air filter, once they even began chewing on the air filter.
Have found one wire where the began gnawing through the insulation on the passenger side.
Sure would like to find a sure fire way to keep the critters out of the engine bay, as Ex stays outside in the driveway.
Has anyone put some kind of screen at the cold air intake to the air filter? Stock setup.