Finally got one, woohoo!
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Finally got one, woohoo!
So, I finally found a truck and picked it up in Utah this weekend. It's a '93 W250 regular cab auto. It was pretty dirty when I got it but today I cleaned it up pretty good. Seems like it should be a pretty good one.
Couple questions:
- I was looking for the fuse box because the brake lights weren't working and I came across what I assume is the PCM behind the glove box. The thing is, it was unplugged.?? I thought the truck might need this to be working in order to shift but apparently not cuz it runs and shifts just fine. Why would this be unplugged?
- could the brake light switch be bad causing me to not have brake lights when the pedal is pushed but still deactivate the cruise when the pedal is pushed? I can get brake lights when I manually push the trailer brake control **** but not when the brake pedal is pushed.
Couple questions:
- I was looking for the fuse box because the brake lights weren't working and I came across what I assume is the PCM behind the glove box. The thing is, it was unplugged.?? I thought the truck might need this to be working in order to shift but apparently not cuz it runs and shifts just fine. Why would this be unplugged?
- could the brake light switch be bad causing me to not have brake lights when the pedal is pushed but still deactivate the cruise when the pedal is pushed? I can get brake lights when I manually push the trailer brake control **** but not when the brake pedal is pushed.
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check the brake light switch that the pedal arm pushes when the brake is released, sounds like it's bad... i think they are under $20 at an auto parts store. since the lights work with the brake controller you know it's not a fuse or the bulbs... that's where i would look. also make sure that the "tap" for the brake controller didn't sever the wire.
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That makes more sense, I guess alot of rancher types unplug the ABS to make it easier to stop on dirt roads. I plugged it back in to see if it would fix the brake light situation but it didn't. I eventually found the fuse box yesterday and the fuse is good.
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check the brake light switch that the pedal arm pushes when the brake is released, sounds like it's bad... i think they are under $20 at an auto parts store. since the lights work with the brake controller you know it's not a fuse or the bulbs... that's where i would look. also make sure that the "tap" for the brake controller didn't sever the wire.
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