Overdrive button not working...
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Laughing Gas
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From: Broad Run, Va
Overdrive button not working...
The little button on the end of my gearshift handle is not working.
Sometime back, I fixed the short in the wire going to the overdrive button. It had worn through the wire coating. I fixed that and it was all working perfect until about a month ago.
any ideas?
I guess I will have to pull the cowel off the steering column and get a look at it again.
Sometime back, I fixed the short in the wire going to the overdrive button. It had worn through the wire coating. I fixed that and it was all working perfect until about a month ago.
any ideas?
I guess I will have to pull the cowel off the steering column and get a look at it again.
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Laughing Gas
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From: Broad Run, Va
I dont think its the fuse
because the last time it shorted out, the fuse for the overdrive button also was the same fuse for the gas pedal and guages... which are working fine as of now.
I'll just pull the cowel.
Yes i do have an owners manual.
I'll just pull the cowel.
Yes i do have an owners manual.
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Laughing Gas
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From: Broad Run, Va
Ok, that was interesting. I pulled the cowel and inspected the 3 wires for the OD Button. All 3 wires were cut clean in exactly the same place. I splices in some longer lengths of wire and rerouted them. I hope it works.
Really bad design from ford!!
The button now works.
Really bad design from ford!!
The button now works.
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Cargo Master
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Glad you got her fixed.. where exactly under the cover where the wire cut ? You didn't see any moving parts that could cause the wires to be rubbed ? Ya, it sounds like a bad design.
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I think chaffing and separated wires in the steering column is more prevalent in trucks with tilt wheels, especially if you always tilt it up before you get out and tilt it back down after you get in. Moving the wheel up and down that much is going to have some kind of effect on the wiring. JMHO
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