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Summary of damage to E350 from Harness meltdown
Well the weather finally broke and the 1 ton is running.. nightmare. Allow me to break it all down for you cuz I know you all is curious. So, the cause of this debacle was the "fuel line heater circuit" and the wrong amperage fuse in the circuit. The 40 amp fuse just snickered as the heater...- 899ccs
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Update on E350 6.9 melted harness
thank you seems that i can't find two alike diagrams and none with wire color nor specific to my E series- 899ccs
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Update on E350 6.9 melted harness
Average working condition temperature a balmy 35 degrees. I have installed 6 out of 8 new glow plugs. The second one in driver's side is the most difficult so switched to quarter drive. Have fab'd up wiring for temp switch to lnjector pump cold start enrichment but broke the fast idle solenoid...- 899ccs
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6.9 engine harness meltdown 85 E350 really bad situation
the wires indicated by arrows ..I am color blind so the color looks red in photos on the smaller wire on right. Seems to be more purple in real time. The left wire in photo is green?? They both pulse slowly with key on.- 899ccs
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6.9 engine harness meltdown 85 E350 really bad situation
okay damn, all my glow plugs are open and they were all unplugged, probably bad controller failing to always hot. 'putting in new zd1a plugs I believe that I can jump the glow plug relay hot post to one of the small posts, then run a wire from other small post to a momentary switch in the cab...- 899ccs
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6.9 engine harness meltdown 85 E350 really bad situation
i just realized that I hadn't ever photo graphed the old 1 ton before.. and you know what? With that black slash graphic thing I painted on the sides a few years ago...it doesn't look so ****-y know? although if I were hitchhiking and saw this thing coming I think I would reel the old thumb...- 899ccs
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6.9 engine harness meltdown 85 E350 really bad situation
more pics. Is that my voltage regulator? says circuit protected on it. has nothing to do with glow plugs but where is the after glow relay and the lamp relay...must be under the dash somewhere, which reminds me that this van had aftermarket cruise control and delay wipers installed back in the...- 899ccs
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6.9 engine harness meltdown 85 E350 really bad situation
sorry bout the big pics but you see that 40 amp fuse? that should of been a 10 amp. then all of this would not have happened. more pics in bit- 899ccs
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6.9 engine harness meltdown 85 E350 really bad situation
Okay I am officially needing Van expertise! I got the glow plug harness half way out on passenger side. I think now it was the fuel line heater wiring that fried taking out the Fuel cutoff wiring. I have a few questions... Glow Plug relay? This looks just like the starter relay.? Located on...- 899ccs
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6.9 engine harness meltdown 85 E350 really bad situation
I know that the ether is bad and I hate to use it. Only if I have to and if the WD40 wont light it off. Okay so let me update what the heck happened. Apparently the wire to the fuel shut off shorted to ground. This cooked all the way through the harness/glow plug harness, fried through the multi...- 899ccs
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6.9 engine harness meltdown 85 E350 really bad situation
Cubey, you actually have one of these? You ARE MY NEW BEST FRIEND! No one has one of these and further more no one at any shop will even touch it...it's like it's a Volvo or something. Okay I am going to post some pics of my engine compartment and maybe we can compare. Other than this little...- 899ccs
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6.9 engine harness meltdown 85 E350 really bad situation
i d i Bronco...man thank you . I will put together a fused jumper tonight and go up and get the van in the morning.. It is totally blocking my buddies very limited parking spaces at his shop. What an awesome forum. I will let you guys know how it went thank you again- 899ccs
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6.9 engine harness meltdown 85 E350 really bad situation
Hi folks, could really use some expert help. I will give you all the info I can. I am a former Master tech but limited in diesel hands on repairs. This van has the 6.9 idi non turbo. The harness coming from the passenger side near firewall burned up the fuse links pretty good. This is what...- 899ccs
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