2005 Ford F150-Turn Signals Inop with Headlights or A/C On

This 2005 Ford F150 came in with the complaint that the turn signals would stop working whenever the headlights were turned on. The customer also stated that the a/c did not work. Inspection found that the turn signal indicators in the instrument cluster would would come on at about half brightness when ever the lights … Continue reading “2005 Ford F150-Turn Signals Inop with Headlights or A/C On”

2002 Ford F150-Dome Light Glows

This 2002 Ford F150 Super crew pickup came in with the compliant that the dome light would glow and the rear reading lights were always about half bright. If they were manually turned on they worked normally. The glowing/half bright condition was present with the ignition on or for about an hour after the ignition … Continue reading “2002 Ford F150-Dome Light Glows”

2003 Ford F150 Interior Fuse Box Identification

2003 Ford F150 Interior Fuse Box Identification. Below you will find an image of the interior or central junction box. Each component is identified and there is a legend below. Clicking on the image will enlarge it. Fuse Legend 1 (15A) – Radio, Video Cassette Player, Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE) Module, Rear Integrated Control Panel … Continue reading “2003 Ford F150 Interior Fuse Box Identification”

2003 Ford F150 Underhood Fuse Box Identification

2003 Ford F150 Underhood Fuse Box Identification. Below you will find an image of the underhood or battery junction box. Each component is identified and there is a legend below. Clicking on the image will enlarge it. Fuse Legend 1 (20A) – Power Point. 2 (30A) – PCM Power Relay. 3 (30A) – Main Light … Continue reading “2003 Ford F150 Underhood Fuse Box Identification”

2003 Ford F150, Odometer Works Sometimes

This 2003 Ford F150 came in with the complaint that the odometer works sometimes and sometimes it does not. The customer stated that it rarely works now. As you can see in the next picture it was not working when it came in. I have done a few of these in the past and have been … Continue reading “2003 Ford F150, Odometer Works Sometimes”

1999 Ford F150, Replacing Broken Blend Air Door, Part Three

This is the last part of this repair article. The only aggravating part of this repair is the antenna cable. In order to pull the passenger side of the dash out far enough the cable has to be disconnected from the dash at two locations. It is held to the dash with push pin retainers … Continue reading “1999 Ford F150, Replacing Broken Blend Air Door, Part Three”

1999 Ford F150, Replacing Broken Blend Door, Part Two

This is the second part of this repair to see the first part please click here. Moving to the driver’s side of the vehicle the finish panel that covers the sides and top edge of the steering column opening needs to be removed. It will pull loose by grabbing the lower edges and pulling it … Continue reading “1999 Ford F150, Replacing Broken Blend Door, Part Two”

1999 Ford F150, Replacing Broken Blend Door, Part One

I had already determined that the blend air door was broken in this 1999 Ford F150. There are some hacked up ways of changing this door and if that is what you are looking for this article is not for you. Although there are a lot of steps involved in replacing the broken blend air … Continue reading “1999 Ford F150, Replacing Broken Blend Door, Part One”

2002 Ford F150, Battery Goes Dead Overnight

This 2002 Ford F150 came in with the complaint that the battery would go dead overnight. After the basics of checking the battery and alternator, I disconnected the negative battery cable and installed my Fluke multimeter in series between the negative battery post and the negative battery cable. I set the meter to read DC … Continue reading “2002 Ford F150, Battery Goes Dead Overnight”

1992 Ford F150, No Charge Condition

This 1992 Ford F150 came in with a no charge complaint. The battery, alternator and alternator connectors had already been changed. I had to start with improving the splice connections that were used when the repair harnesses were installed. There had been a combination of scotch lock type connectors and poorly crimped cheap splicing connectors … Continue reading “1992 Ford F150, No Charge Condition”