Underhood light
Champion
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Love that website, covered in ambiguity and assumptions with key words such as: potentially, assume, general rule, and the ever popular "check all except".
I believe that website as much as I believe anyone who serves in elected office. Mercury has been banned from many traditional uses for many years, so my advice to you is to find a more reliable source of information.
I believe that website as much as I believe anyone who serves in elected office. Mercury has been banned from many traditional uses for many years, so my advice to you is to find a more reliable source of information.
http://www.ford-trucks.com/tsb/fullt...hp?tsb=01-19-4
(Shows 2000 and 2001 ford f150 had those type switches.)
There are additional state ones found on www.google.com if you care to look
Captain
Joined: May 2009
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From: Vineland, NJ
the bulb is replacable, pop the cap off and it unclips, i got mine at a local autozone, there were a few like it but the guy helped me out with the right part number. and it seems like more than a steel ball, not sure, but its a mecury vapor, or metal hallide lamp, i dunno its not incandesant so something is going on in there. :/
I think! If you are trying to go "back to the future" 
Sorry! I had to. If you are in a hurry take out the bulb and later find out what's going on with the switch!!!!
Sorry! I had to. If you are in a hurry take out the bulb and later find out what's going on with the switch!!!!
Record Breaker
Joined: Jan 2009
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From: NB, Canada
take the light off the truck and pop it open and check for corrosion on the terminals. Mine was working fine but of course I had to mess around with it and broke the heavily corroded contact off... I can get pics if anyone needs, the light is on my bench until I find a replacement solution to underhood lighting....
Champion
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From: Ft Campbell, KY/TN
I haven't read any posts in this thread, but the thread title got me thinking:
My lamp doesn't work (smashed). I like to nthink that my truck is a fine example of a well taken care of 2ndgen. But having a fully functional lamp is really a testament to how well an owner takes care of their 2ndgen. i am getting an under hood bulb today!!!
My lamp doesn't work (smashed). I like to nthink that my truck is a fine example of a well taken care of 2ndgen. But having a fully functional lamp is really a testament to how well an owner takes care of their 2ndgen. i am getting an under hood bulb today!!!
Record Breaker
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From: Elk Rapids, MI
take the light off the truck and pop it open and check for corrosion on the terminals. Mine was working fine but of course I had to mess around with it and broke the heavily corroded contact off... I can get pics if anyone needs, the light is on my bench until I find a replacement solution to underhood lighting....
You can have the one I took out of olyelr. Been sitting in the top of my tool box for about 8 years now. All it needs is a bulb. Road trip? hahahahahah.
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Champion
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From: Miami, Fl
Damn maybe a flux capacitor would help my truck out, problem is they cost too much
And we all drive dodge's so a working underhood light is not needed
Ended up fixing my problem by running a switch and after all this I might think about busting open the light and getting the bulb out and putting in a replacement gonna have to get headlight cleaner so that some light can shine through since the lens is YELLOW
And we all drive dodge's so a working underhood light is not needed
Ended up fixing my problem by running a switch and after all this I might think about busting open the light and getting the bulb out and putting in a replacement gonna have to get headlight cleaner so that some light can shine through since the lens is YELLOW
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Champion
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From: Miami, Fl
Well got bored today and took the underhood light apart to fix it, found a blown bulb so figured no prob easy fix, nope of course not
So take it apart and it is a ball in a little cylinder that rolls around to make a connection when angled so far, cleaned it up and got it working with a little bending of connectors
Picture of light housing off of truck the cylinder on top right corner is the thing with the ball and it makes a connection through the cylinder with the hood open and turns the light on, if yours doesnt work you may need to pry it a little and shake the ball to get it moving around again
So take it apart and it is a ball in a little cylinder that rolls around to make a connection when angled so far, cleaned it up and got it working with a little bending of connectors
Picture of light housing off of truck the cylinder on top right corner is the thing with the ball and it makes a connection through the cylinder with the hood open and turns the light on, if yours doesnt work you may need to pry it a little and shake the ball to get it moving around again