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Old Jun 23, 2020 | 08:29 AM
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I am having some trouble out of my 1992 F250 7.3IDI, so here it goes I hope someone can help! I was driving t work yesterday and I stopped at the store lie I always do. When I came back out I put my truck in drive, when I did this smoke came out of my steering column and I lost all gauges except my speed, as well as lost power. So I tried pushing the o/d off button on the end of my shiftier and it didn't come on. I pulled the column apart and couldn't find any wires that were bad or looked like they might of shorted out. I am at a loss on what to do next.
 
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Old Jun 23, 2020 | 09:12 AM
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Were you able to get the truck started again?
 
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Old Jun 23, 2020 | 09:40 AM
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Yes It will start right up and has plenty of throttle response until I shift to drive or 1st or 2nd
 
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Check Fuse # 17
 
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Old Jun 25, 2020 | 07:59 AM
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If you had smoke from the column you've got a bigger problem than a blown fuse. Check harnesses that go through inside the column for burnt bare wires that shorted out against the column or each other.
 
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