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Old Sep 9, 2006 | 04:54 PM
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4x4 preoblem

Can get my 4x4 to engage, no 4x4 light or sounds, nothing.
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It was working 2 days ago.
 
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Old Sep 9, 2006 | 05:04 PM
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Does your truck have ESOF?
 
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Old Sep 9, 2006 | 05:59 PM
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Yes, and it was fine on Thursday
 
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Old Sep 9, 2006 | 06:15 PM
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5 of my friend have esof and 3 have had problems. it took me about a month longer to find my truck, one of the options i waited on was the floor shift 4x4.
 
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Old Sep 9, 2006 | 06:33 PM
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Remember the Kiss rule--- Keep it simple stupid--- At my electronic 4x4 training class, the final test was to diagnose an expedition with the same problem. They removed the fuse from the battery junction box under the hood. Check the fuse, no light,means no power available.
 
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Old Sep 9, 2006 | 08:03 PM
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Cant help with your 4x4 problem,,but I have the manuel transfer case also,,,only way to go for me !
 
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Old Sep 9, 2006 | 08:34 PM
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I specifically went for a truck with manual t-case and hubs. The only way I'll ever go, I've seen too many problems with all this push button 4x4 stuff. Good luck in gettin yours fixed. Fuse sounds like a good place to start, if not, at least we all have warranties to fall back on.
 
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Old Sep 9, 2006 | 11:08 PM
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vloney....You are great. Simple yet very important advice.
 
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Old Sep 10, 2006 | 01:19 AM
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Ok, it just started working and I didn't do a thing so I don't think is the fuse.
 
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Old Sep 10, 2006 | 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by MIKE1646
Ok, it just started working and I didn't do a thing so I don't think is the fuse.
You've got the dreaded intermittent problem. I still would start with the fuse. You can have one of the terminals that the fuse connects to, loose or poorly connected. Check the connector at the rear of the transfer case for water intrusion.
 
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Old Sep 10, 2006 | 03:33 PM
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Are you engaging FWD while rolling or sitting still? The ESOF works better if your rolling to let things line up.
 
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Old Sep 10, 2006 | 11:03 PM
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While sitting still, I tried it twice today and is working
 
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Old Sep 11, 2006 | 07:23 AM
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You need to be rolling to egage properly, if the shifter in the transfer case isn't lined up when you go to engage FWD, it will try three times then stop and will not try to engage again untill truck moves.
 
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Old Sep 11, 2006 | 08:34 AM
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I have the auto system also with auto hubs. The only issue I have had is a broken vacuum line to the hub at 125K miles. Cost to repair $4.29,, I do keep the remove the hubs and clean them to make sure they operate freely. Jim
 
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Old Sep 11, 2006 | 08:40 AM
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If you use and maintain the ESOF properly they work realy well. Don't try to out think it,just go by the book.
 
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