Question 01 F-350 dash lights not working and engine in limp mode.

[PaCoBigDaddy]

I'm trying to figure out my dad's truck, last year he had a squirrel chew a couple of wires under the hood, after patching the wires he's had an intermittent battery light. last week it went into limp mode and the dash lights went out.....

 

[DaveBen]

The dashlights are usually tied to the taillights. This is so you know they are out. Check them before you get into the engine controls.

Dave

 

[WD40]

Springtown, Texas, Welcome to SDD.com. Good luck working on your dads truck.
Doug

 

[Tbar]

I hate tree rats!!!

When they got in my 99.5 my lights on the dash quit working......then the battery went dead because the alternator wasn't charging. I tore the dash out and tested bulbs and circuits to no avail.

Traced/tested continuity on the power wire through the firewall into the wire harness, up to the front of the engine then I lost it as it went around the front of the motor past the alternator. As I scratched my head wondering why it was going that direction I started searching on the opposite fender well and found this. It was a small loop of wire plugged into a harness in what I assumed was the connection for a dual alternator set up. PIA getting to and re-soldering that wire but it fixed my problem.


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