There! I fixed it (accidently)
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There! I fixed it (accidently)
My recently acquired 2003 f250 6.0l has fog lamps that did not work. I did not need foglamps and would not have paid for them as a option, but they were on the truck, so they need to work. The bulbs and fuse tested good. The only relays mentioned were with the fuses under the dash, at least in the information that I could find. I noticed a small black box under the hood to the left of the brake fluid tank and tested the two relays inside(still not really knowing what they were for) and when the tested good, cleaned the contacts with electronic spray and put them back in. Then just to make sure I hadn't left any thing else loose, tried all the lights and the foglamps work as new! Maybe somewhere there is another member as unaware as I was about the location of these relays. I was going to try to learn how to attach a picture , but I am not allowed to do that? dd
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Mr. Gearloose, the information is excellent and I will earmark it for future reference. I know I will need It! I am just starting to learn my way around the forum. You and the others that "built" it are so accustomed to it that you dont realize how complex it seems to a new user. One question....where should I have looked to find out where those relays are? Not generally speaking as in " In the supply circuit" but exactly, as in a picture showing the location? Thanks a bunch for the help. dd
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They are all over the place.
A big batch in the power box in the engine compartment
A few inside in the interior power panel
A few scattered about (e.g. turn signal)
Starter relay
Inside instrument cluster
You really need to be specific... bud...
Generally, low amperage (under 40amp) relays are squareish boxes that plug into something... can be black, grey, etc.
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Judging by the age of your vehicle, especially if you operate in high corrosion environment, (salt, wet, dust, etc.)
You are almost certain to have electrical issues from weak / bad contacts.
No point in doing them unless you are in the habit of making work for yourself.
But, everytime you do something ... .just mentally remember to clean the circuit / connector, apply DIELECTRIC grease (Ford part if you want to be certain, and look for chafed wires.
I do this mentally kind of like ... instinctively.
If I am working on a whole area (or have a problem), I tend to (without risking breaking something) try to take every connector out, clean and grease it if it was not done in past 5 years.
You are almost certain to have electrical issues from weak / bad contacts.
No point in doing them unless you are in the habit of making work for yourself.
But, everytime you do something ... .just mentally remember to clean the circuit / connector, apply DIELECTRIC grease (Ford part if you want to be certain, and look for chafed wires.
I do this mentally kind of like ... instinctively.
If I am working on a whole area (or have a problem), I tend to (without risking breaking something) try to take every connector out, clean and grease it if it was not done in past 5 years.
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Mr. Gearloose, the information is excellent and I will earmark it for future reference. I know I will need It! I am just starting to learn my way around the forum. You and the others that "built" it are so accustomed to it that you dont realize how complex it seems to a new user. One question....where should I have looked to find out where those relays are? Not generally speaking as in " In the supply circuit" but exactly, as in a picture showing the location? Thanks a bunch for the help. dd
If they have a cd, they have a "foglamp" section in the diagrams. You go there, and find out how they are wired, and all the components in the foglamp diagram are referenced to component location diagrams you can click on.
If you want to see some of the factory diagrams and component locations, go to autozone's site, register yourself and plug in your truck. Go to "repair guides" and then go to "wiring diagrams" You will see in the listing they are broken down in sections, and they also have some component location views. Not as good as the factory cd, but it is free.
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