Lights go out
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Lights go out
I am new here but I have several questions about various 'things' with my truck.
let me start by saying I a bit on the older side, but I live me a F250 truck.
I just bought a 97 F250 4 wheel drive. After driving a few minutes with lights on, complete blackout. Let me say this, it's a bit alarming when at 55_60 mph night time your lights go out. After a min I pulled the light dinner all the way back and lights came on. As long as I held the switch back they stayed on. I don't t think it's alternator because the battery gauge stayed dead center. Did t drop a bit. Any ideas?
Any and all replies will be greatly appreciated.
while I am here, is it normal for the shifter to be extremely tight, as in when shifting from P to drive or reverse let's just say it is not effortless.
let me start by saying I a bit on the older side, but I live me a F250 truck.
I just bought a 97 F250 4 wheel drive. After driving a few minutes with lights on, complete blackout. Let me say this, it's a bit alarming when at 55_60 mph night time your lights go out. After a min I pulled the light dinner all the way back and lights came on. As long as I held the switch back they stayed on. I don't t think it's alternator because the battery gauge stayed dead center. Did t drop a bit. Any ideas?
Any and all replies will be greatly appreciated.
while I am here, is it normal for the shifter to be extremely tight, as in when shifting from P to drive or reverse let's just say it is not effortless.
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Ford headlight switches are known for overheating and melting wires and the connector. I would pull the headlight switch and inspect the wiring connector and the switch. I believe the store sells a connector pigtail for your year truck. If you find it melted, I would buy a new switch and the pigtail.
On your shifter, I would spray a little wd40 on the linkage above the steering box and on the side of the transmission. If that doesn't make much difference, you must have some dry grease in the steering column itself. You can disconnect the linkage above the steering box and then move the lever to see if it gets better or stays the same. That would also tell you where the problem is.
On your shifter, I would spray a little wd40 on the linkage above the steering box and on the side of the transmission. If that doesn't make much difference, you must have some dry grease in the steering column itself. You can disconnect the linkage above the steering box and then move the lever to see if it gets better or stays the same. That would also tell you where the problem is.
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