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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 12:43 AM
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The First Time I Had This Problem I Had Just Finished A Trip To The Desert Pulling My Toy Hauler I Went To Back Up Into Driveway And In The Middle Of The Road The Truck Went To Idle And All The Gauges Droped Down To Zero

I Found That There Was A Fuse Blown Fuse # 45 I Belleve, I Changed The Fuse 3 Day Later Same Thing No Trailer.the Only After Market Products On Truck K&n Cold Air And Banks Transcomand

This Moring I Went Out To Go To Work No Gauges No Throtle Fuse Blown Also About A Month Ago I Pulled A Car Trailer Drove 150 Miles No Problem Made It Home Went To Take Car To Garge Started Truck Steped On Brake Truck Died Restarted Steped On Brake Died Again Unpluged Electric Plug From Trailer Started Up Was Ok. 1 Week Later No Trailer Started Truck Steped On Brake Truck Died Can You Please Help Confused.
 

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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 05:33 AM
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 06:58 AM
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We need make model, yr, and engine type!
To help you further
Any chk engine lights on?

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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 07:20 AM
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The # 45 fuse is labeled "Ignition switch Run/Start feed". It is a 10amp fuse and probably has nothing to do with your trailer. It could be a bear to find the problem. Sounds like a short that sometimes occurs when you move something. Sounds like you brake pedal would be a good place to start looking. Also if you are moving you transmission selector when it happens, it could be in the ignition wiring on the steering wheel column. If you can isolate what movement is causing the short, it will narrow down you search. If not, it will not be easy to locate. I think you will find a wire with a bare spot that is close to a ground that when moved in the right direction touches the ground and blows your fuse. If you believe your brake pedal is the problem, start there.
Good luck and let us know what you find.
 
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 08:37 AM
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zx ,the wiring has changed alot since 99.
yes fuse 45 is in the start circuit.
But from there things have changed due to 4w abs and other engine combo's

One thing i've learn from trouble shooting on this site is to get all basic's first

Also some guys never come back

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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 02:29 PM
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Agreed, His profile shows he has a 2002 F250. On the Ford Fleet site owners manual is where I got the fuse info. True, the more info he gives the more we/ya'll can help. Maybe he will come back with more info.
 
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 11:35 PM
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hi this is tride46 the fuse has only blown 3 times and every time after come to a stop the last time i drove up in the drive way every thing was fine turn truck of next morning the fuse was blown no gauges and no throtle. i don't know when i pulled the car trailer the fuse didn't blow but truck died three times at idle i restarted it each time and steped on the brake and truck died before i could put it in gear then after i removed trailer it died again with out trailer being connected but when i steped on brake but before puting in gear this has not happen again puzzled
 
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Old Aug 2, 2006 | 09:01 PM
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Exclamation blowing fuse

this is tride46 i found the problem it was the wire that leads from the overdrive lockout the wire runs over the shifter slector rod and down the column every time you move the shifter to put the truck in gear the wire rubs against the shifter rod and has wore a bare spot in the wire. bad design on fords part!!!!
 
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Thank you for reporting what you found
we will keep this in the old memory bank
Zx was on the right track.
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Old Aug 2, 2006 | 10:16 PM
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VERY interesting, and great info Tride46!

I was thinking about the frayed wire thing with the shifter, but it didn't make any sense that it would stall the truck. Now we know

Thanks!

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Zx was on the right track.
Rich
Well, once again the blind hog finds an acorn....
Glad you found it and I like FortyFords will file that away for the future.
 
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Old Aug 3, 2006 | 04:57 PM
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I had the same problem but only when the tilt wheel was all the way down. Dealer fixed problem, OK ever since.
 
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