Need some Help Please!
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Need some Help Please!
Yesterday I was doing some plowing and was on my way to a used car dealer I do. I pulled up to one of the overhead doors and dropped my plow getting ready to back drag the snow when all of a sudden I got stuck.
OK Daaaah I forgot to put it in 4 wheel drive and so I did. Pulled up to another overhead door dropped the plow and proceeded to back drag again so I pulled it back to the first pass I dragged and went to pull forward and got stuck again.
Here is the deal, the 4 wheel drive quit working all of a sudden and the idiot light in the instrument panel is not working either, everything was fine 15 minutes prior, it is not like I abuse this, I push snow very easy, take things nice and slow.
What do you think might have happened? Is there a relay or something that might have caused this. I am making the top of my head bleed cuz I am scratching it to death trying to think whats wrong. Any help would be appreciated.
To make things worse I had to get pulled out by a Ford, seriously.
Kev
OK Daaaah I forgot to put it in 4 wheel drive and so I did. Pulled up to another overhead door dropped the plow and proceeded to back drag again so I pulled it back to the first pass I dragged and went to pull forward and got stuck again.
Here is the deal, the 4 wheel drive quit working all of a sudden and the idiot light in the instrument panel is not working either, everything was fine 15 minutes prior, it is not like I abuse this, I push snow very easy, take things nice and slow.
What do you think might have happened? Is there a relay or something that might have caused this. I am making the top of my head bleed cuz I am scratching it to death trying to think whats wrong. Any help would be appreciated.
To make things worse I had to get pulled out by a Ford, seriously.
Kev
#3
+1 on vac line to the cad on the front axle. Not hard to find; get up under there, and you should see a bulge on the pass side of the axle tube with 2 lines running to it. I'll bet one of them has a leak somewhere, or got ripped off of the cad motor.
If you're in a bind, you could take the cad housing off (4 bolts-7/16 IIRC), slide the collar over to engage 4wd, disconnect the cad vac lines completely, then, slide the little fork over (line it up with the collar) and reassemble. You will need to do this every time you want 4wd/2wd until you get it fixed.
If you're in a bind, you could take the cad housing off (4 bolts-7/16 IIRC), slide the collar over to engage 4wd, disconnect the cad vac lines completely, then, slide the little fork over (line it up with the collar) and reassemble. You will need to do this every time you want 4wd/2wd until you get it fixed.
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Update the is no air coming out of either line, I put a piece of paper on each side in 2 and 4 wheel and nothing. Any ideas now what could be the problem?
As I was checking that out antifreeze was dripping, now I have to change the water pump....grrr
Seems like I got this BIG dark cloud over my head and it just doesn't want to go away.
What next!
As I was checking that out antifreeze was dripping, now I have to change the water pump....grrr
Seems like I got this BIG dark cloud over my head and it just doesn't want to go away.
What next!
Last edited by PasionitGrandpa; 03-14-2011 at 07:21 PM.
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Update the is no air coming out of either line, I put a piece of paper on each side in 2 and 4 wheel and nothing. Any ideas now what could be the problem?
As I was checking that out antifreeze was dripping, now I have to change the water pump....grrr
Seems like I got this BIG dark cloud over my head and it just doesn't want to go away.
What next!
As I was checking that out antifreeze was dripping, now I have to change the water pump....grrr
Seems like I got this BIG dark cloud over my head and it just doesn't want to go away.
What next!
Follow those lines all the way to origin searching for a leak. IIRC, they tie in somewhere on the backside of the engine, pass. side. That would be my #1 spot to check.
Good Luck, hope that cloud goes away.
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Yep, right at the back of the intake manifold, passenger side. Look for the line there. It has prolly come loose.
While you are doing your water pump, reseal the timing cover, and replace the timing set as well. If you don't do it now, you will get to take it all apart again later, and do it.
While you are doing your water pump, reseal the timing cover, and replace the timing set as well. If you don't do it now, you will get to take it all apart again later, and do it.