2000 Ford F350 Super Duty Super Cab - Answered Questions & Fixed issues
Abs light comes on in
maybe a wheel speed sensor is not working or is off a little that could throw a code. or the reluctor wheel on the brake rotor got damaged somehow. Or maybe in the rear the abs sensor is no good assuming it has 4 wheel abs. What does the trouble code say?
My 2000 F350 diesel is stuck on defrost and my
Sounds like you are talking about the vacuum sys for the truck. If so you need all of the lines connected to get it to work correctly and pull vacuum on the different vacuum sw on the truck.
Horn wont make any sound fuse is good relay is
Try grounding the horn with a test light off of each lead. If energized, the horn should sound if it's good. If it doesn't, and the test light lights at the horn, then the horn itself should be replaced.
1999 F350 horn blows all on its own...
I think your horn relay is making contact from behind your horn buttons on your steering wheel. Usually as time creeps up the insulation that is placed on the positive lead for the horn gets worn out from constant horn action. If it is worn down the horn is touching a ground and completing the circuit and thus making the horn sound. I would start with that first before getting more technical. Let me know. Gabe
Stuck in park
There is a shift lockout on some models which requires your foot to be on the brake when you want to shift from Park. Often you will find that the brakelights do not work when this part malfunctions.
The troubled part was suppose to insure that you would not have a runaway vehicle when the truck was started. Makers used a combination of ideas to prevent runaways. Most common was a starter interrupt to prevent the engine from cranking unless your foot was on the brake. Then newer models required that your foot be on the brakes to shift the running vehicle.
If you lose the signal, some engines will not crank and others will not shift from Park. The idea being that in Park the vehicle is locked out from moving. Check the upper brake pedal lever for this switch.
7.3 diesel cranking over more than my v-10 is that normal
Yes, it IS normal for a powerstroke diesel to require more revolutions of the motor to fire than for any gasoline engine. Combustion in gasoline engines is stimulated by spark plugs and many gasoline engines will start with little turning of the motor past the position where the ignition timing creates the spark and combustion occurs. Combustion forces the engine to continue rotating and combustion in that and other cylinders becomes a perpetual event. A Powerstroke Diesel engine requires more revolutions and speed of revolutions to create the heat necessary to cause the diesel/air mixture to combust. ALSO, the diesel is injected into the combustion chamber, at high pressure, by the injectors. The injectors are electronically controlled and the Fuel Control Module (computer) (also known as the Injector Control Module or ICM) tells each injector exactly when to open and inject diesel into the combustion chamber, as well as for how many milliseconds it stays open (how much fuel will be delivered). Summary, a powerstroke diesel will only begin the perpetual combustion process when the motor is turning fast enough and the pistons are compressing the volume of the cylinder into the tight space of the combustion chamber rapidly enough to create enough heat for the fuel to ignite and begin creating power to turn the motor without the aid of the starter. IN ADDITION, a Powerstroke will NOT start at all with weak batteries. Not only does the motor need to revolve rapidly in order to start, the injectors require a MINIMUM voltage of MORE THAN 12 volts in order to activate (open). The exact amount of voltage required can be different, depending on the Fuel Control Module (FCM) or "Injector Control Module" (ICM) type that is installed. (Note; terminology for the FCM / ICM tend to depend on who you are talking to, what resource you are reading, etc. They are the same thing.) If batteries are weak, the starter uses enough amps to drag the voltage down and, even though the starter turns the motor fast enough that any gasoline motor would fire right up, the ICM will never send the signal to the injectors for them to activate so, the cylinders never get any fuel and the motor never fires. I hope that helps. Yes, a 7.3L diesel will normally need to turn with the starter for longer than your gasoline fueled V10.
Why would oil be in my coolant?
Oil in coolant, white smoke at start up = blown head gasket or cracked cylinder.White smoke is water vapor from coolant. Only at startup indicates a small (extremely small) leak -- it will get bigger. Only at startup is because as engine cools it sucks water into cylinder. A compression check will tell you which cylinder is the problem (could be multiple)
Replaceemergencycable
The easiest way is to either go to any Ford dealer and ask the SM for a copy from the repair manual, or most dealership parts departments show the layout in the parts books. Or any local repair shop might have a 2000 Chilton manual with all the drawings.
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