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Old Aug 1, 2017 | 08:23 PM
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I have 1997 Heavy Duty F250 w/ 7.3 Diesel. Today I noticed on my shifter lever there is a button that shifts on/off the O.D. . Today that light is steadly flashing on and off. Anybody got any idea of what could be the problem?
 
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Old Aug 1, 2017 | 08:30 PM
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Get a trans shop to read the codes, the trans is probably slipping. Not all code readers will read trans codes.
 
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Old Aug 2, 2017 | 08:58 AM
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There are about 50 different things that can make the light flash. Each one of them will store a code in the computer's memory. The ONLY way to know what's wrong is to get the codes read.
 
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Thank you to all that send in comments to help. Problem was the MLPS switch. I replaced the switch and all is well now...light has stopped flashing.
 
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