Overdrive light flashes!
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Overdrive light flashes!
I'm in my 8th month of being a first time diesel owner. "Once you go diesel . . .you never go back!" I'm not sure if this is a diesel question or a general F350 question . But something new and very strange has happened a couple times the past two weeks.
I would start the truck, and when I started off, the truck would sputter and feels like it would die if I hadn't put it in neutral and gently reved it a couple times. Then it would opperate normally. The second time it happened, I also noticed the overdrive light was flashing on & off. I had not engaged it or touched it. It is an F350, 2001, 70K miles. Both days were cold, below freezing cold. And both times it would run fine after reving it in neutral for a little bit. And it would run fine the rest of the day.
What is happening?
I would start the truck, and when I started off, the truck would sputter and feels like it would die if I hadn't put it in neutral and gently reved it a couple times. Then it would opperate normally. The second time it happened, I also noticed the overdrive light was flashing on & off. I had not engaged it or touched it. It is an F350, 2001, 70K miles. Both days were cold, below freezing cold. And both times it would run fine after reving it in neutral for a little bit. And it would run fine the rest of the day.
What is happening?
Last edited by Kwikkordead; Mar 6, 2006 at 02:19 PM.
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Originally Posted by live2hunt
I'm in my 8th month of being a first time diesel owner. "Once you go diesel . . .you never go back!" I'm not sure if this is a diesel question or a general F350 question . But something new and very strange has happened a couple times the past two weeks.
I would start the truck, and when I started off, the truck would sputter and feels like it would die if I hadn't put it in neutral and gently reved it a couple times. Then it would opperate normally. The second time it happened, I also noticed the overdrive light was flashing on & off. I had not engaged it or touched it. It is an F350, 2001, 70K miles. Both days were cold, below freezing cold. And both times it would run fine after reving it in neutral for a little bit. And it would run fine the rest of the day.
What the h*#! is happening?
I would start the truck, and when I started off, the truck would sputter and feels like it would die if I hadn't put it in neutral and gently reved it a couple times. Then it would opperate normally. The second time it happened, I also noticed the overdrive light was flashing on & off. I had not engaged it or touched it. It is an F350, 2001, 70K miles. Both days were cold, below freezing cold. And both times it would run fine after reving it in neutral for a little bit. And it would run fine the rest of the day.
What the h*#! is happening?
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Before doing anything you need to have the codes read. When the OD light flashed a code was stored. It will stay in memory for a long time after the last time the light flashed.
You need a Ford specific OBDII scan tool to read the code. Most auto parts stores that will read codes can't read trans codes.
You need a Ford specific OBDII scan tool to read the code. Most auto parts stores that will read codes can't read trans codes.
Also make sure that you warm-up before driving otherwise then yea you`ll get no power,have you tried plugging her in at nite?
